Gender and Art

by Gillian Perry (Editor)

Encompassing European art, architecture and design from the 16th century to the present day, this volume uses case studies to examine the role of gender difference in the production, consumption and interpretation of works of art.

Genres: Art, Art History, Feminism, Academic

272 pages, Paperback

First published May 11, 1999

Reviews

[Martin Ridgway · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hooray to the (then) Open University for not sticking the gender issue at the end of the course so it gets skimmed or ditched if the student is pressed for time (this is part 3 of 6 in the Art and Its Histories course).
And clearly presented and argued as a "how art treats gender" primer - only in part does it cover the works of female artists.

[Monica · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fairly nice introduction to feminist theory. The text is written in an approachable way. I feel like the sections on psychoanalysis were the least fleshed out of all the case studies (perhaps because the topic itself is rather dense). Although I felt like a few claims and connections to gender were a bit of a stretch, I did like a lot of the arguments and ideas.