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Feminine Persuasion: Art and Essays on Sexuality

by Betsy Stirratt

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Publisher Comments:

Marking 50 years since the publication of noted sexologist Alfred Kinsey's Sexual Behavior in the Human Female, Feminine Persuasion: Art and Essays on Sexuality celebrates the diverse and multifaceted expressions of women's sexuality that have emerged since Kinsey's study heralded a new era. This beautifully illustrated book showcases five centuries of diverse visual interpretations of female sexuality collected by The Kinsey Institute, and includes work by the contemporary artists Mariette Pathy Allen, Ghada Amer, Patty Chang, Judy Chicago, Renee Cox, Judy Dater, Nancy Davidson, Nicole Eisenman, Laura Letinsky, and Frank Yamrus. In addition to more than 45 color and halftone plates, Feminine Persuasion features two scholarly essays that place this wide-ranging work in context. Assessing what the ideal body image of the original Kinsey subjects might have been, June M. Reinisch discusses the ever-changing standards of female beauty, while Jean Robertson, in a survey of the history of feminist art over the past half century, explores the complex dimensions that constitute this work.

The catalog for a three-part exhibition to be presented at the Indiana University School of Fine Arts Gallery from February 14 through March 14, 2003, Feminine Persuasion reveals the future toward which Kinsey's study pointed and gives us a glimpse of the great variety of expressions in the making.

Book News Annotation:

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the famous Sexual Behavior in the Human Female by Kinsey et al., an exhibit was presented by the Kinsey Institute and Indiana University's School of Fine Arts Gallery in February and March 2003. The catalogue includes essays by professionals in medicine and art, and color reproductions covering women artists in the Kinsey Institute collection, the male perspective, and contemporary women's sexualities. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Synopsis:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-142).

Synopsis:

This beautifully illustrated book showcases five centuries of diverse visual representations of female sexuality collected by the Kinsey Institute.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780253215895
Subtitle:
Art and Essays on Sexuality
Editor:
Stirratt, Betsy
Editor:
Johnson, Catherine
Editor:
Stirratt, Betsy
Editor:
Johnson, Catherine
Publisher:
Indiana University Press
Location:
Bloomington
Subject:
History - General
Subject:
Essays
Subject:
Art
Subject:
Women in art
Subject:
Specific Subjects
Subject:
Sex in art
Subject:
Gender identity in art.
Subject:
Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General
Subject:
Subjects & Themes - General
Series Volume:
107-518
Publication Date:
January 2003
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
160
Dimensions:
11.16x8.48x.43 in. 1.45 lbs.
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