Nordic women sculptors at the turn of the 20th century
Subtitle: formation, visibility, self-creation
By: Linda Hinners ; translation: Stig Oppedal, Victoria Selwyn, Bettina Schultz
Contributors: Nationalmuseum (Sweden)
Publisher: Nationalmuseum
Published: 2022
Place of publication: Stockholm
Language: eng
Number of pages: 311
ISBN-13: 9789171009135
Subjects: Women sculptors; Scandinavian Sculpture
Description: Throughout most of Western art history, the heavy and dirty work of a sculptor was seen as a male occupation, and the sculpting of nude bodies was considered unsuitable for women. Nevertheless, at the turn of the 20th century several women from the Nordic countries trained as sculptors. Nordic women gained access to public art education earlier than aspiring women artists in most other European countries. Many travelled to the continent, and to Paris in particular, where they discovered new artistic ideals and a larger market for their art. Several of them enjoyed great success at exhibitions and remained in Paris for most of their lives. Others led a nomadic existence in Europe, living independently and unconventionally by the standards of the time. This book presents the result of a Nordic research project, based at Nationalmuseum in Stockholm in collaboration with the National Museum in Oslo and the Ateneum Art Museum, Finnish National Gallery in Helsinki. It presents more than twenty articles and selected biographies of the sculptors, written by Nordic and European scholars in the field. Exhibition: Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden (17.03.-11.09.2022)
Notes: Catalog of an exhibition held at the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden from March 17 - September 11, 2022

Includes bibliographical references and index