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Art and Citizenship in Conflict: British Women War Artists, 1939-45

Art and Citizenship in Conflict: British Women War Artists, 1939-45

Curzon, Lucy

Hardcover

Art HistoryEuropean ArtGeneral Art

ISBN10: 1526165120
ISBN13: 9781526165121
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: Oct 7 2025
Pages: 246
Weight: 1.62
Height: 0.81 Width: 6.69 Depth: 9.61
Language: English
Art and Citizenship in Conflict examines the work of women war artists in order to highlight the complexity of citizenship and gender in Britain during the Second World War. Evelyn Dunbar, Mary Kessell, Ethel Gabain, Stella Schmolle, and Laura Knight, among others, were commissioned by the War Artists' Advisory Committee (WAAC) to document the millions of women who took up sometimes unconventional roles--in agriculture, the auxiliary services, and manufacturing, among others--to support the British war effort. Indeed, their prints, drawings, and paintings were part of a broader scheme to uphold morale and promote much-needed citizen involvement on the home front. While there is growing interest, the importance of their remit in the history of the Second World War and the quality of their artistry have nonetheless not yet secured them a significant place in scholarship. Art and Citizenship in Conflict seeks to amend this gap.

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