Women’s Traditional Arts – The Politics of Aesthetics

Heresies Article Index
Issue #4 – Women’s Traditional Arts/The Politics of Aesthetics

Artist/Author Title Page(s)
Kaplan, Flora Mexican Folk Pottery 1
Editorial Group From The editorial Group 2
Friedlander, Judith The Aesthetics of Oppression 3-9
Bovenschen, Silvia Is There a feminine Aesthetic? 10-12
Riley, Elizabeth Quilt Poem 13
Russ, Joanna Women Talking, Women Thinking 14-15
Ladden, Arlene The Martyr Arts 16-18
Rickey. Carrie The Straits of Literature and History 19-21
Anonymous The Picture Competition 20-21
Pindell, Howardena Afro-Carolinian “Gullah” Baskets 22
De Lauretis, Teresa The Left Hand of History 23-26
Burnside, Madeleine Weaving 27
Various Political Fabrications: Women’s Textiles in Five Cultures 28-37
Weaver’s work basket and spindles 29
Fragment of Tiahuanaco tapestry shirt 30
Elements of the Taniko design pattern used to decorate the borders of woven cloaks 31
Maori women weaving 32
Male style blanket, The Chilkat Blanket 32
Female style blanket 33
Chief Pattern Blanket in red, blue, white, and brown 34
Chief Pattern Blanket in predominantly red, black, and white 34
Wedge-weave style in red, blue, and white 34
Eye-Dazzler in black, white, red, and green 34
Panel of Venetian bobbin lace 35
Bobbin pillow used in making bobbin lace 36
Jaudon, Valerie and Kozloff, Joyce Art Hysterical Notions of Progress and Culture 38-42
Nochlin, Linda Excerpts from Women and the Decorative Arts 43
Grabenhorst-Randall, Terree The Woman’s Building 44-46
Ground Plan Woman’s Building 45
Gallery Plan Woman’s Building 45
Hangings embroidered in the school of Mme. Luce Ben-Aben. Moorish girls and women of Algiers. 46
Jaqueman, Clara Fan with Mother-of-Pearl handle in Rococo Style 46
Novak, Barbara Ten Ways to Look at a Flower 47
Gear, Josephine Trapped Women: Two Sister Designers, Margaret and Frances MacDonald 48-51
Weiss, Peg Adelaide Alsop Robineau: Ceramist from Syracuse 52-53
Robineau, Adelaide Alsop Poppy Vase 52
Robineau, Adelaide Alsop Scarab Vase–Apotheosis of the Toiler 52
Robineau, Adelaide Alsop Eggshell Coupe 52
Keller, Martha Women of the Bauhaus 54-56
Albers, Anni Knotted rug 54
Brandt, Marianne Spherical Lighting fixture 55
Brandt, Marianne Small pot for tea essence 55
Buscher, Alma Children’s Room Dresser 56
Stolzl, Gunta Tapestry 56
Herrera, Hayden Portrait of Frida Kahlo as a Tehuana 57-58
Kahlo, Frida Self Portrait 57
Muray, Nicholas Group Portrait 57
Frida Kahlo’s Tehuana dress displayed in the room in which she was born 58
Garrard, Mary D. Feminism: Has it Changed Art History? 59-60
Castanis, Muriel Are You a Closet Collector? 61
Lippard, Lucy R. Making Something from Nothing 62-65
Centerpiece 62
Cecropia leaf hat 63
Tillie the Tuna Tyke (string holder from a tuna can) 64
Feathered hibiscus with centers made of hackles, broom straws and stamen. 65
Meyer, Melissa and Schapiro, Miriam Waste Not/Want Not: Femmage 66-69
Noguere, Suzanne Sewing With My Great-Aunt Leonie Amestoy 70
Siskind, Elli The Apron: Status Symbol of Stitchery Sample? 71
Edelheit, Martha (compiled by) Conversations and Reminiscences 72-87
Ida Wright in her garden 72
Dora Schochet with embroidery/applique work 73
Georgina Garcia and her daughter Mayra 74
Cross-stitch sample by Georgina Garcia 74
Mrs. Dora Bund with knitted covers 75
Sarah Mandell doing needle work 76
Sarah Mandell and Enid Aljoe with collaborative piece 76
Phyllis Thompson, Mrs. Dora Lucinda Johnson and Mrs. Kathline Idella Thompson 77
Evening dress designed by Else Graupe 78
Else Graupe in suit she designed and made 78
Installation Shot: Five from Louisiana 78
Barbara Schaff 80
Ceramic bowl by Barbara Schaff 80
Vivian O’David 80
Lois Gerb 80
Pat Frank 81
Adele Blumberg 81
Blumberg, Adele Embroidered Pillowcase 81
Joan Wortis 81
Alice Watters Beebe 82
Beebe, Alice Watters Stenciled tray 82
Madame Willi Posey 85
Madame Willi Posey 85
Celia 85
Braun, Marjorie Rose Pattern in fillet crochet on corner of tablecloth 86
Braun, Emma Hooked rug, scroll design 86
King, Paula The Takeover of Eden or A Little Knowledge Is a Dangerous Thing 86
Bayard, Sarah Lyman (photographic arrangement) 87
Shapiro, Dee Grandma Sarah Bakes 88
Patterson, Patricia Aran Kitchens, Aran Sweaters 89-92
Aziz, Barbara Nimri Nepal Hill Art and Women’s Traditions 93-95
Teilhet, Jehanne H. The Equivocal Role of Women Artists in Non-Literature Cultures 96-102
Wood, Sharon; Emmons, Zette; Moser, Erika Women’s Art in Village India 103-07
Stern, Evelyn Pages From an Asian Notebook 108-11
Berry, Carolyn Quill Art 112-13
Martin, Mary A. Turkmen Women, Weaving and Cultural Change 114-15
MacGaffey, Janet Kongo Pottery: Woman’s Art from Zaire 116
Maksymowicz, Virginia Myth and the Sexual Division of Labor 116-17
Selections from: Recitation of the Yoruba Bride 118
Hollister, Valerie and Weatherford, Elizabeth “By the Lakeside there is an Echo:” Towards a History of Women’s Traditional Arts 119-23
Weatherford, Elizabeth (compiled by) Bibliography 124-25
Advertisements 126-27
Contributors 128
Upcoming Issues/ Call for Work 129