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Women in the Picture

What Culture Does with Female Bodies

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Women in the Picture

By: Catherine McCormack
Narrated by: Patty Nieman
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Art historian Catherine McCormack challenges how culture teaches us to see and value women, their bodies, and their lives.

Venus, maiden, wife, mother, monster — women have been bound so long by these restrictive roles, codified by patriarchal culture, that we scarcely see them. Catherine McCormack illuminates the assumptions behind these stereotypes whether writ large or subtly hidden.

She ranges through Western art — think Titian, Botticelli, and Millais — and the image-saturated world of fashion photographs, advertisements, and social media, and boldly counters these depictions by turning to the work of women artists like Morisot, Ringgold, Lacy, and Walker, who offer alternative images for exploring women’s identity, sexuality, race, and power in more complex ways.

©2021 Catherine Mccormack (P)2021 Random House Audio Art Body Positivity History & Criticism
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Very clear explanation about the representation of women in our society, and its social and political consequences.
Great book.

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Most people don’t think much about what art is saying - they often just enjoy it and love to the next painting. This book can open your eyes to d’épée meaning.

Brillant and much needed insights

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First of all, Patty Nieman’s delivery is perfection! Listening to her confident and warm voice helped take in all the frustrating and accurate thoughts in this book.

An excellent listen!

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I absolutely loved this book! It is fascinating to me to learn about art and this really taught me so much of the view and power art has towards women. The author did such an amazing job with this!

The in-depth details, passionate history and truth

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