Women artists of the Harlem Renaissance dealt with issues that
were unique to both their gender and their race. They experienced
racial prejudice, which limited their ability to obtain training
and to be taken seriously as working artists. They also encountered
prevailing sexism, often an even more serious barrier.
Including seventy-two black and white illustrations, this book
chronicles the challenges of women artists, who are in some cases
unknown to the general public, and places their achievements in the
artistic and cultural context of early twentieth-century America.
Contributors to this first book on the women artists of the Harlem
Renaissance proclaim the legacy of Edmonia Lewis, Meta Vaux Warrick
Fuller, Augusta Savage, Selma Burke, Elizabeth Prophet, Lois
Maillou Jones, Elizabeth Catlett, and many other painters,
sculptors, and printmakers.
In a time of more rigid gender roles, women artists faced the
added struggle of raising families and attempting to gain support
and encouragement from their often-reluctant spouses in order to
pursue their art. They also confronted the challenge of convincing
their fellow male artists that they, too, should be seen as
important contributors to the artistic innovation of the era.
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