Women Artists of Italian Futurism is a unique volume that documents the careers and contributions of several lesser-known, yet significant figures in Futurist art. This resource will be of particular interest to researchers interested in art and gender studies. Biographical chapters, black and white images (and a few color plates) of paintings and drawings, woodcuts, poster and print designs, and objects illustrate the participation of female artists in a movement rife with anti-female rhetoric. Interestingly, the authors have chosen to highlight the relationship between words and images in Futurist artwork; this can be read as a metaphor for the unified participation of both visual artists and writers as manifested in the art objects. Although the table of contents lists both a glossary and a collection of documents, these scant two-page long additions do not bring much new information to an already sufficient text.
Contents:
- From Page to Space: Mirella Bentivoglio
- Introduction
- Valentine De Saint-Point
- Marietta Angelini
- Gender Polemics and Parolibera Poems
- Benedetta
- Giannina Censi
- Regina
- The Litolatta Women Workers
- Aeropoetry and Gastronomy
- Maria Ferrero Gussago
- The Shape of Speed: Franca Zoccoli; From Painting to Photography
- Introduction
- The First Women Futurists in the Visual Arts
- The Draftswomen of Futurism
- Benedetta
- The Female Squadron of Aeropainters
- The Applied Arts and Photography
- Illustrations
- Color Plates
- Appendix
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Futurist Glossary
- Index
- About the Authors
- Acknowledgements
- Credits
- Documents
Citation: Bentivoglio, M., & Zoccoli, F. (1997). Women artists of Italian futurism. New York: Midmarch Arts.
