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Art Canadian

Stealing the Show

Seven Women Artists in Canadian Public Art

by (author) Gunda Lambton

Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Initial publish date
Sep 1994
Category
Canadian
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780773511880
    Publish Date
    Sep 1994
    List Price
    $125.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780773511897
    Publish Date
    Sep 1994
    List Price
    $42.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780773564732
    Publish Date
    Sep 1994
    List Price
    $95.00

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In the past, few women artists were commissioned to create public works of art. These seven artists received most of the commissions awarded to women between 1958 and 1988, although until now their sizable body of work has been given little attention. Taking into account the purpose of public art - to enhance the environment and communicate with a public often perplexed and sometimes alienated by works of art - Gunda Lambton assesses the appeal and quality of commissioned works by these artists. She highlights the difficulties that many women artists encounter and combines detailed biographies of the artists with an examination of their work.

This book will appeal to those interested in art as well as to art historians, urban historians, women's studies specialists, and policy makers.

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