Beyond The Frame: Feminism And Visual Culture, Britain 1580-1900; Author: Cherry, Deborah; Hardback; Book

Author: Cherry, Deborah
Hardback; Book; 61 Text Illustrations, Notes, Further Reading
288 pages
Published: November 2000
Taylor & Francis Books Ltd
ISBN: 0415107261

Beyond the Frame rewrites the history of Victorian art to explore the relationship between feminism and visual culture in a period of heady excitement and political struggle. In this richand challenging study, Deborah Cherry discusses painting, sculpture, photography, engravings, embroidery and comic drawings of the period, to build a picture of how artists participated in the socialupheaval of the day. The author explores how political activities such as campaigning for or against women's rights or speaking out on sexuality intervened in the visual languages of the day to create challenging new images of women.The history of Victorian art is challenged in this exploration of the relationship between feminism and visual culture. Using examples from various media and artists, the influence of the women's movement on the art world is analyzed.