Early Colorado women artists
The lives and work of women artists have, for the most part, been neglected in the historical narratives of the development of the Western frontier. Yet, women artists made a significant contribution to the development of cultural institutions, art education, and the promotion of women as painters,...
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| Format: | Dissertation |
| Language: | English |
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ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
01-01-2007
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| Summary: | The lives and work of women artists have, for the most part, been neglected in the historical narratives of the development of the Western frontier. Yet, women artists made a significant contribution to the development of cultural institutions, art education, and the promotion of women as painters, illustrators, photographers and sculptors, especially in Colorado. Many of the women artists who settled in the West studied art in the East and in Europe, bringing with them an artistic tradition, which educated and edified as well as provided a permanent record of the new frontier communities. This thesis looks at the women's contribution to the development of the artistic culture in Colorado and the profession of women as artists, through the biographical and cultural perspective of the individual artists practicing in the state from 1860 through the early part of the 20th century. |
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| ISBN: | 9780549065203 0549065202 |