Asplendidbooktheartistsanswerandconversewithbreathtakingcandor. University of california press, 1996, 346 pp 30 color ills. I would have liked to interview many of these artists in person. I was the publishereditor of the femiinist art journal 1887277and the author of art talk. Conversations with 15 women artists by cindy nemser a readable copy. Oct 08, 2019 i couldnt run out and do a onewoman job on the sexist aspects of the art world, continue my painting, and stay in the role i was in as mrs. An outspoken feminist, nemser was interested in getting to the root of how gender impacted the careers of the artists she spoke with. The book, published by little brown, recounts female artists unbending ambitions and the evolution of an economy in which their work has been undervalued. An interview with neel is included in cindy nemsers book art talk. It was the first book to be written about women artists since the 1930s. Two books of interviews with contemporary women artists, eleanor munros originals and cindy nemsers art talk enable us to know the living with an intensity impossible for the unrecorded dead. Nemsers interviews formed the basis for her 1975 book, art talk. She was the editor of the feminist art journal from 1972 to 1977 and wrote the acclaimed book art talk.
Besides publishing the groundbreaking feminist art journal, her book art talk. Conversations with 15 women artists by cindy nemser this updated edition from 12 to 15, a mustread for any woman who creates for a living, has extraordinary interviews with barbara hepworth, sonia delaunay, louise nevelson, lee krasner, alice neel, grace hartigan, marisol, eva hesse, lila katzen, eleanor antin, audrey flack, nancy. Publication date 1975 topics women artists interviews, women artists publisher new york, scribner collection. Conversations with 15 women artists 1975 and reprinted in 1195. I am working on a book about women artists in the 1930s to 1950s in ny and usa in general. Yoko ono, betye saar, eva hesse, alice neel, and others talk. Conversations with 15 women artists by cindy nemser peers. Given frankenthalers fierce independence it seems only fair to let her have the last word. Nemser has served as curator or cocurator of several exhibitions which celebrate female artists and feminist art, including in her own image, which showed at the fleisher art memorial gallery of the philadelphia museum of art in 1974, focus. Womens work american art in 1974 with marcia tucker, adele breeskin, anne dhanoncourt and sculptor lila katzen which showed at the. Two books of interviews with contemporary women artists, eleanor munros originals and cindy nemser s art talk enable us to know the living with an intensity impossible for the unrecorded dead. Conversations with 12 women artists, charles scribner, 1975, was reprinted in 1995 as art talk. Tales of the 70s art world told by a feminist art critic. Conversations with 12 women artists was originally published in 1975 by charles scribner and.
Hearing these artists in their own words talk about their work and about their experiences as women making art is a revelation. The three added interviews were also done in the 70s. Conversations with 12 women artists, which included interviews with barbara hepworth, sonia delaunay, louise nevelson, lee krasner, alice neel, grace hartigan, marisol, eva hesse, lila katzen, eleanor antin, audrey flack, and nancy grossmann. Interviews with 15 important women artists reveal insights on art and feminism in a book that fills an important gap in contemporary art critical scholarship howard conant, new york university. Rent art talk 2nd edition 9780064309837 today, or search our site for other textbooks by cindy nemser. I just couldnt do that much, she recalled with candor in cindy nemsers 1975 book art talk. I couldnt run out and do a onewoman job on the sexist aspects of the art world, continue my painting, and stay in the role i was in as mrs. Buy art talk by cindy nemser from waterstones today. Conversations with 12 women artists, charles scribner, 1975, was reprinted in 1995. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Conversations with 15 women artists by harper collins. Why did you decide to make photographic rather than life studies the subjects of your paintings. Cindy nemser and chuck shows a nude couple seated on neels same empire sofa. She tackled the question of gender and art head on in a letter written in response to critic cindy nemsers 1970 questionnaire about the role of women artists in the art world.
Conversations with 12 women artists, charles scribner, 1975, reprinted in 1995 as art talk. Nemser is rather too eager and overweening, always popping leading questions like you must have had all sorts of ambivalent feelings about being a mother and having a child harping on all those conflicts between the image of a proper woman and that overpowering commitment to. Apr 21, 2011 cindy nemser artist, writer, art and theater critic, curator, editor of the feminist art journal, author of the first book about women artists, art talk. Conversations with 12 women artists by cindy nemser. Conversations with 12 women artists, scribner, 1975. Nemsers papers contain her writings, including unpublished articles and novels. Nov 12, 2019 nemsers interviews formed the basis for her 1975 book, art talk.
The decision evolved partly out of a problem i had with making a painting about how my eyes focused on a still life. We have you covered with 247 instant online tutoring. This updated edition from 12 to 15, a mustread for any woman who creates for a. When i focused on the pitcher in the foreground, it was sharp. Most of these interviews come from the 1960s and 70s, in the midst of the civil rights movement and the feminist revolution.
Nemser cindy papers finding aid for the cindy nemser. Conversations with 15 women artists nemser, cindy on. A reprint published by harper collins in 1995 also included conversations with betye saar, isabel bishop, and janet fish. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. She taught elementary school in the new york public school system, and became an exponent of the united federation of teachers union. Sep 25, 2018 the book, published by little brown, recounts female artists unbending ambitions and the evolution of an economy in which their work has been undervalued. Cindy nemser is an art historian, and a member of the international association of art critics as well as a member of pen american, the college art association and served as a board member for three years on the womens caucus for art.
There are now three editions of her book art talk, an anthology first published in 1975 containing numerous interviews with female artists. We asked authors, booksellers, publishers, editors, and others to share the places they go to connect with writers of the past, to the bars and cafes where todays authors give readings, and to those sites that are most inspiring for writing. Nemser, a brilliant writer and impassioned feminist, was a firebrand of the women artists movement from 1969 on. Conversations with 15 women artists by cindy nemser. Participates in a panel discussion at the brooklyn museum of art, new york women artists, seventy plus. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Cindy nemser born march 26, 1937 is an american art historian and writer. Nemser cindy papers finding aid for the cindy nemser papers. During the 1970s, women art historians began uncovering a hidden heritage of women artists.
The artist answer and converse with breathtaking candor. Cindy nemser freelance writer on the arts and novelist. Conversations with 15 women artists and my blog firebrand. Conversations with 15 women artists by harpercollins. Barbara rose took a more traditional approach to art history, and her work rarely explicitly addressed gender. Every textbook comes with a 21day any reason guarantee. Conversations with 12 women artists was originally published in 1975 by charles scribner and was reprinted in 1995 as art talk. Kronsky, msw, csw gestalt therapist in private practice faculty, new york school for social research new york city introduction as a psychotherapist who specializes in the problems of artists, i have been impressed with the energy of. Cindy nemser is an art and theater critic largely known for her involvement in the feminist art movement of the 1970s. Yoko ono, betye saar, eva hesse, alice neel, and others. Harpercollins reprinted it in 1995, in paperback, as art talk. Founder and editor of the feminist art journal, she was an activist and prominent figure in the feminist art movement and is best known for her writings on the work of women artists such as eva hesse, alice neel, and louise nevelson. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, the times does. This is a digitized version of an article from the timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996.
Art talk conversations with 15 women artists 2nd edition. The book is still in print and can be ordered from amazon or barnes and noble as well as many other book stores. Apr 01, 2019 there are now three editions of her book art talk, an anthology first published in 1975 containing numerous interviews with female artists. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Publication date 1995 topics women artists publisher new york. It must no longer be possible for an art historian or critic to ignore the contributions of women artists and to perpetuate the inequity of keeping them separate, isolated, unable to compete and take laurels among male art talk. It is considered a classic and has been translated into numerous languages. Pages can include considerable notesin pen or highlighterbut the notes cannot obscure the text.
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