Women Artists a To Z
Labarge, Melanie
Use of the alphabet highlights racially and culturally diverse women artists, primarily from the past century, along with the variety of media, techniques, subject matter, and themes used by each artist. For example, Maya Lin is the subject of "N Is for Nature," and Maria Martinez's clay pieces are the subject of "P Is for Pottery." All the letters are about subjects except for...
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Use of the alphabet highlights racially and culturally diverse women artists, primarily from the past century, along with the variety of media, techniques, subject matter, and themes used by each artist. For example, Maya Lin is the subject of "N Is for Nature," and Maria Martinez's clay pieces are the subject of "P Is for Pottery." All the letters are about subjects except for "Q Is for Quilt," featuring the Gees Bend Collective. Each double-spread uses the same format with large font for the alphabet statement, a brief paragraph about the artist, and a depiction of the artist's work. The short biographical sketches at the end of the book give additional information.
Verdict: Because all the artwork in the book comes from bold blocky digital images, the reader has no feeling of the actual product of different artists, and the some of the subjects' accomplishments are omitted in a superficial description, for example, Maya Lin's design of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial when she was only 21. Yet the book introduces some lesser known female artists to younger readers.
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