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Homebound : women visual artists in nineteenth century Philippines by Eloisa May P Hernandez; American Council of Learned Societies.; ACLS Humanities E-Book (Organization) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Given the limitation of recorded information about women artists, this book attests to the fact that there were many women artists in the nineteenth century albeit very little is known about them. … The study is… a gateway that will allow others to pursue further knowledge that could provide enlightenment about women’s lives … (and provide) the present with knowledge that will help in the understanding of culture and society. It was exciting to monitor the progress of this historical investigation and more exciting to find women who quietly created works of art, using their creative energies in making their lives aesthetic and meaningful … certainly a great contribution to the body of knowledge on Philippine women artists. Brenda V. Fajardo, PhD In the nineteenth century, women were hardly documented and considered as artists, and it is only very recently that they are becoming more visible through empirical research and “compensatory histories.” This compensatory history by Eloisa May Hernandez is a significant contribution, not only in filling the gaps of history, but more importantly, in imaging the Home and domesticity as subject matter, as creative resource and as artistic sp

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Author
Eloisa May P Hernandez; American Council of Learned Societies.; ACLS Humanities E-Book (Organization)
Publisher
The University of the Philippines Press, in cooperation with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts
Published
2004
Language
EN
ISBN
9789715424172
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Art, History, Arts

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