Women in Art: Icons, from Frescoes to Street Art

"An illuminating and accessible portrait of women's place in art and society." -Publishers Weekly

A sweeping historical and cultural examination of how women-and particularly, heroines-have been represented, interpreted, and reimagined throughout art history.

From the patient Penelope to the invincible Wonder Woman; from the cruel Medea to the pious Geneviève; from the warrior Mulan to the lover Juliet; from activist Rosa Parks to the symbol of Lady Liberty: who are these women who inhabit ...