Painting Professionals: Women Artists & the Development of Modern American Art, 1870-1930Thousands of women pursued artistic careers in the United States during the late nineteenth century. According to census figures, the number of women among the ranks of professional artists rose from 10 percent to nearly 50 percent between 1870 and 1890. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF GIRL ART STUDENTS | 12 |
ILLUSTRIOUS MEN TRUE COMPANIONSHIP | 37 |
SELLING ART IN THE AGE OF REFINEMENT | 63 |
THE GENDERED MAKING OF A MODERN MARKET SYSTEM | 99 |
WIELDING THE BIG STICK IN ART | 131 |
MODERNISM AND SELFEXPRESSION | 163 |
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