{"product_id":"famm-kristan-m-hanson-9781858947181","title":"Famm: Female Artists of the Mougins Museum, France","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe brand-new museum dedicated solely to women artists.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor centuries, art history has largely overlooked the accomplishments\u003cbr\u003e of women artists. With the opening of the Female Artists of the Mougins\u003cbr\u003e Museum in France - or FAMM for short - this imbalance in the \u003cbr\u003erecognition and appreciation of women's art from around the world is \u003cbr\u003ebeing redressed. Through its paintings, sculptures, and photographs \u003cbr\u003edrawn from the remarkable Levett Collection, FAMM is proud to tell the \u003cbr\u003estory of female creativity from Impressionism to the present day. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten\u003cbr\u003e by a range of female curators, academics, and art historians, this \u003cbr\u003esuperb book presents more than 230 spectacular artworks from FAMM and \u003cbr\u003ethe wider Levett Collection. This publication is bookended by a lively \u003cbr\u003eintroduction and an illustrated timeline that highlights significant \u003cbr\u003eevents involving women artists and some of the most important stylistic \u003cbr\u003eand thematic currents in the visual arts since the mid-19th century. In \u003cbr\u003ethe main part of the book, the featured works are divided into six \u003cbr\u003ethemed sections that represent a compelling artistic journey: from \u003cbr\u003evisionary Impressionists such as Berthe Morisot and Mary Cassatt, and \u003cbr\u003edaring Surrealists such as Leonora Carrington, Leonor Fini, and Dorothea\u003cbr\u003e Tanning; through bold figuration by Elaine de Kooning, Alice Neel, \u003cbr\u003eJenny Saville, and Sahara Longa, and powerful abstract works by Lee \u003cbr\u003eKrasner, Joan Mitchell, Helen Frankenthaler, Alma Thomas, and Lalan. The\u003cbr\u003e final two sections, devoted to sculpture and contemporary art, include \u003cbr\u003eBarbara Hepworth, Louise Bourgeois, Sarah Lucas, Howardena Pindell, \u003cbr\u003eTracey Emin, Marina Abramovic, and Stacey Gillian Abe, among many \u003cbr\u003eothers. The author of each section contributes a concise overview essay \u003cbr\u003eas well as extended captions that provide an engaging commentary on each\u003cbr\u003e selected artwork and the artist behind its creation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn\u003cbr\u003e authoritative book on an outstanding collection, this is a true \u003cbr\u003ecelebration of women in art - whether revered innovators from the last \u003cbr\u003e150 years or newly emerging stars. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kristan M. Hanson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1858947189\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781858947181\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Merrell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Kristan M. Hanson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46451206947071,"sku":"9781858947181","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_61828889-c210-4015-b1b6-ba68b10c18a3.jpg?v=1735876780","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/famm-kristan-m-hanson-9781858947181","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}