Reviews for Women and Art: A History of Women Painters and Sculptors from the Renaissance to the 20th Ce...

The average rating for Women and Art: A History of Women Painters and Sculptors from the Renaissance to the 20th Ce... based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-05-13 00:00:00 Francis Minville Have not read this book- I have no reason not think it is good. Just wanted to comment on the cover. I always hate buying an edition of a book with movie art on the front. Nothing ruins a copy of a Lord of the Rings book like stills from the films on the cover. Carrying that around just makes you look like such a joiner. I know-- it is big money marketing, and there is no stopping it. But I gotta say, with an artist like Frida Kahlo, who painted so many incredible self protraits, it is just so lame to have a photo of Salma Hayek on the cover. When I saw this book I had to laugh. If I ever buy this, you can bet it will have artwork by the actual artist on the front.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-02-17 00:00:00 Ben Ushler This is not an accurate portrayal of Frida's life. She was more of a revolutionary than this book makes her out to be. She was also a gender-bending feminist, and a brilliant painter. Herrera makes her out to be a Diego obsessed, pain obsessed sack of potatoes, and i'm not buying it. Herrera also infers several things to be true from Frida's paintings. She frequently ignores literal translations from paintings including text painted in that reveals the meaning completely on it's own. I am very sorry that this Kahlo has been subjected to pop culture by Herrera, and suggest looking elsewhere to find accurate information! Suggested Reading: Devouring Frida by: Margaret A. Lindauer