In Praise of the Needlewoman: Embroiderers, Knitters, Lacemakers and Weavers in Art
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| Rating | : | 4.47 (983 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1858943418 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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A delight for those interested in art, textile arts, women's history, or art history Beusen This new book by first-time author Gail Carolyn Sirna is a compendium of paintings that show women engaged in textile arts. As suggested by its title, the book is intended as homage to needlewomen through history, a counterpart to the poetic tribute by 17th Century poet John Taylor, "The Prayse of the Needle". The author's motivating assertion is that needlework is second only to childbirth and. Lovely full-page color photos are accompanied by insights into the painter, his subject, and the world of needlework. Midwest Book Review In Praise of the Needlewoman: Embroiderers, Knitters, Lacemakers, and Weavers in Art could've been featured in our Arts section but is reviewed here for its special interest to any involved in the needlework arts. Works by old to modern masters depict the needlewoman's artistic pursuits, and come from such famous names as Vermeer, Chardin, and Dali. This celebrates the theme, analyzing the surv. "mostly for 19th century enthusiasts" according to R.. Beautiful clear reproductions of paintings and descriptions of needlework in relation to social history of the period. Even so I am quite disappointed in the book because my interest is in earlier periods and the book descriptions are slightly misleading. I ordered it because the book jacket says "spans more than five centuries" and "from the sixteenth century onwards," and a description on thi
. Gail Carolyn Sirna is an award-winning embroiderer and a regular columnist for Needlepoint Now. A teacher of needlework for more than twenty-five years, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from America's National Academy of Needle Arts in 2004
Many of the loveliest of these paintings are depicted, including works by Vermeer, Chardin, Velazquez and Dali, by the Pre-Raphaelite school and by the impressionists, in particular the works of such women artists as Mary Cassatt and Berthe Morisot.. This charming and rewarding collection of beautiful paintings celebrates the centuries-old iconography of women engaged in needlework, an activity that has always united women from all countries and in all stations of life, whether taken up for practical or artistic purposes. Artists as long ago as the Middle Ages sought to capture the needleworker's quiet concentration and domestic milieu, to convey the social and cultural connotations of this largely female domain, and its symbolic resonance
Stunning - THE LADY This beautiful new book would make a lovely Christmas gift for embroiderers everywhere - fascinating reading for stitchers - CROSS STITCH GOLD