The Story of Women and Art is a television documentary series, consisting of three one-hour episodes, on the history of women artists in Europe from the Renaissance onwards, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Two in May 2014.[1] The series is presented by Professor Amanda Vickery.[2]
| The Story of Women and Art | |
|---|---|
 1556 self-portrait of Sofonisba Anguissola, featured in The Story of Women and Art. | |
| Genre | Art documentary |
| Presented by | Professor Amanda Vickery |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | May 2014 |
Artists featured include Properzia de' Rossi, Sofonisba Anguissola, Lavinia Fontana, Anne Seymour Damer, Angelica Kauffman, and the 17th-century Dutch paper cutter Joanna Koerten. Episode 3 covered Lady Butler, Berthe Morisot, Gertrude Jekyll, Karin Larsson, Madeleine Vionnet, and Georgia O'Keeffe. The programme was well received by some critics, but criticized by others.[3][4][5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Story of Women and Art". BBC Media Centre. UK: BBC. 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ "The Story of Women and Art". BBC Two. UK: BBC. 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ Wilson, Benji (16 May 2014). "The Story of Women and Art, BBC Two, Review: 'an enticing argument'". The Daily Telegraph. UK. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ Ferguson, Euan (31 May 2014). "The Complainers; The Story of Women and Art; Harry and Paul's Story of the Twos – review". The Observer. UK. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ Lee, David (1 October 2014). "BBC arts coverage (part 34)". The Jackdaw. UK. Retrieved 26 October 2014.