Mirror Mirror
Subtitle: Self-Portraits by Women Artists
Contributors: Whitney Chadwick (Contributor); Frances Borzello (Contributor)
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Published: April 1, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 120
ISBN-13: 9780823030712
Subjects: History - General; Subjects & Themes - Portraits; Essays; Art; Art & Art Instruction; Self-portraits; Self-perception in women; Exhibitions; Art / Subjects & Themes / Portraits; Criticism; Women artists
First sentence: Nina Hamnett (1890-1956) 'became an artist' in 1911, accepting a commission from the poet and magician Aleister Crowley (1875-1947) and exhibiting for the first time with the Allied Artists Association at the Royal Albert Hall.
Description: "Mirror Mirror explores the history and function of the self-portrait in the work of forty women artists, from the seventeenth century to the present day. It covers works in all media, from oil painting to photography, from woodcut to ceramic sculpture, and includes self-portraits from such major artists as Mary Beale, Gwen John and Dame Barbara Hepworth; as well as lesser-known figures such as the Zinkeisen sisters, Madame Yevonde and Lee Miller.

There are also portraits by women artists known primarily for their work in other media - including the self-portrait relief by Susie Cooper.".

"The works themselves appear chronologically, and include full biographical details of the artists. They are supported by essays from two leading art historians in this academic field: Whitney Chadwick, who discusses ideas of style and technique, including the artists' exploration of their own identity, and Frances Borzello, who presents the historical background and artistic context to the illustrated works."--BOOK JACKET.