Art Criticism and the Gendering of Lee Bontecou's Art, ca. 1959 - 1964
Description:
This thesis identifies and analyzes gendering in the art writing devoted to Lee Bontecou's metal and canvas sculptures made from the 1959 - 1964. Through a careful reading of reviews and articles written about Bontecou's constructions, this thesis reconstructs the context of the art world in the United States at mid-century and investigates how cultural expectations regarding gender directed the reception of Bontecou's art, beginning in 1959 and continuing through mid-1960s. Incorporating a des…
more
Date:
December 2005
Creator:
Estrada-Berg, Victoria
Partner:
UNT Libraries