Mirror Mirror: Self-portraits by Women Artists - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1855143232 ISBN 13: 9781855143234

Publisher: National Portrait Gallery Publications, 2001

Synopsis

This work serves as an introduction to the history and function of the self-portrait in the work of 40 women artists, from the mid-17th century to the present. It covers portraits in all media, from oil painting to photography, from prints and drawings to sculpture, and includes works by such major artists as Mary Beale, Gwen John and Helen Chadwick, as well as lesser-known figures such as the Zinkeisen sisters, Rita Martin and Elsie Nicholson. There are also portraits by women artists known primarily for their work in other media - including the astonishing self-portrait ceramic relief by Susie Cooper. The works themselves are grouped chronologically by media, and include full biographical details of the artists. They are supported by essays from two leading art historians in this field - Professor Whitney Chadwick, who discusses ideas of style and technique, including the artists' exploration of their own identity; and Frances Borzello, who presents the historical background and artistic training to the works illustrated here.

About this title

About the Author

Liz Rideal is Art Education Officer at the National Portrait Gallery and is also an artist. She has curated The Room in View and has had one-person exhibitions at the Lucas Schoormans Gallery, New York, and the Hippodrome Theatre, Birmingham. Professor Whitney Chadwick is an art historian. She has lectured and published widely in the areas of surrealism, feminism and contemporary art. Dr Frances Borzello is a writer on the social history of art. Her recent books include Seeing Ourselves: Women's Self-Portraits (1998) and A World of Our Own: Women as Artists Since the Renaissance (2000).

Edition details

• Publisher: National Portrait Gallery Publications
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1855143232
• ISBN 13: 9781855143234
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 120
• Editor: Rideal Liz, Chadwick Whitney, Borzello Frances