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Now you see us : women artists in Britain, 1520-1920

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"From Tudor times to the First World War, artists such as Mary Beale (1633-99), Angelica Kauffman (1741-1807), Elizabeth Butler (1846-1933) and Laura Knight (1877-1970) paved a new artistic path for generations of women. Spanning four hundreds years and featuring over a hundred and fifty works, this book dismantles stereotypes surrounding women artists in history, who are often thought of as amateurs. Determined to succeed and refusing to be boxed in, they dared to paint subjects considered the territory of male artists: history pieces, battle scenes and the nude. They challenged what it meant to be a working woman of the time by going against society's expectations, taking part in public exhibitions and having commercial careers as artists. New texts shed light on how these artists championed equal access to art training and academy membership, breaking boundaries and overcoming many obstacles to shape their identities as women in the art world" --Back cover.

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