Australian women artists and domesticity in the twentieth century / Deborah Jane Bunce
Published
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1997
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Description
v, 65 leaves + appendices ; 30 cm + 40 slides
Summary
The professionalism of women artists around the turn of the century coincided with the growing expectation that female members of the family should do the housework formerly done by domestic servants. The Women's Art Register was the research base for the compilation of a twentieth century history of Australian women artists and their attitude towards domesticity and housework. The authors work as located within this artistic tradition is also discussed
Notes
Submitted to the Faculty of Arts, Deakin University
