Women Artists: New Horizons between the Two World Wars. Catalog
Жените художници. Нови хоризонти между двете световни войни
Language: Bulgarian. Category: Visual arts

   The catalog features more than 200 fine art and craft works. Most of them were created in the period 1919–1939 representing a wide variety of genres and themes. They were grouped thematically referring to: the foundation and development of the Women Artists Section in Bulgaria; women’s art within the context of the Bulgarian art scene; women artists in the modernist age, and, last but not least, women artists and applied/ decorative arts, textile, ceramic and leather art in particular. The story told by artworks is complemented by archive material and specially selected books.

   The edition features works by more than 65 women artists, some of whom are familiar names like Vera Lukova, Vera Nedkova, Ekaterina Savova-Nenova, Elena Karamihaylova, Elisaveta Konsulova-Vazova, Sultana Suruzhon, etc., while others, such as Alexandra Mechkuevska, Darena Georgieva, Elena Grancharova, Margarita Milidzhiiska, Rayna Rumenova, Nadezhda Deleva, Tsana Ivanova-Boyadzhieva and many more are still to become known to the wider public.

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