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The union of women artists and painters was founded in Paris in 1881 to represent the interests of women artists and facilitate the exhibition of their work. This is a history of the first 15 years of the organization which places it in the context of the Paris art world in the 19th century.

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Vision and division in the sisterhood of artists; "amidst a veritable flood of painting" - establishing a context for the Union des Femmes Peintres et Sculpteurs; feminism, philanthropy and the "femme artiste"; reason and resistance - women's entry into the Ecole des Beaux-Arts; the sex of art - in search of "le genie feminin"; "l'art feminin" - a Utopian vision.

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      Publisher: Yale University Press
      Publication Date: 2/21/1994 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780300059038, 978-0300059038
      ISBN10: 0300059035
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      History of art Paintings and painting The arts: general topics

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The union of women artists and painters was founded in Paris in 1881 to represent the interests of women artists and facilitate the exhibition of their work. This is a history of the first 15 years of the organization which places it in the context of the Paris art world in the 19th century.

      Table of Contents
      Vision and division in the sisterhood of artists; "amidst a veritable flood of painting" - establishing a context for the Union des Femmes Peintres et Sculpteurs; feminism, philanthropy and the "femme artiste"; reason and resistance - women's entry into the Ecole des Beaux-Arts; the sex of art - in search of "le genie feminin"; "l'art feminin" - a Utopian vision.

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