50 Women Artists You Should Know

This book offers more than five hundred years of achievements in art by women. This survey of fifty influential women artists from the Renaissance to the Post-Modern era details their vast contributions to the art world. From the Early Baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi and the seventeenth-century illustrator Maria Sibylla Merian to Impressionists Mary Cassatt and Berthe Morisot, and to modern icons such as Frida Kahlo, Georgia OíKeefe and Louise Bourgeois, the most important female artistsare profiled in this book in chronologically arranged double-page spreads. For each artist there is a timeline highlighting significant events in her life; a succinct biography and informationoutlining her accomplishments and influence; additional resources to further study of the artist and full-color reproductions of the artistís works. Packed with information, here is a book that clearly illustrates the remarkable artistic contributions of women throughout history.