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The Pocket Universal Principles of Art
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The Pocket Universal Principles of Art

by John A Parks
December 2017
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
208 pages
3h 39m
English
Rockport Publishers
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037 Gender

Since the inception of the feminist movement in the 1960s, there has been much discussion about the nature of art made by women and their level of participation in art.

BASIC ISSUES

• Is there a difference between the art made by men and women?

• Given that women have been historically underrepresented in the arts, does this show that a male-dominated culture has consistently discounted the qualities or concerns of women’s art? Or does it mean that in their traditional (and biological) roles as mothers, women have not had the time, freedom, and professional access to gain the skills needed to achieve excellence?

• What steps can be taken to increase the representation of women in the arts?

Claudia DeMonte (1947–)

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Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9781631595431