Minna Citron's "Feminanities" : her commentary on the culture of vanity

Minna Citron's "Feminanities" : her commentary on the culture of vanity

"Feminanities" was Minna Citron's first acclaimed solo exhibition. Held at New York City's Midtown Gallery in 1935, the exhibition explored society's ideals of beauty and women's roles in it. Citron attacked what she considered shallowness in female vanity. The "Fe...

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Veröffentlicht in:Woman's art journal 2011-01, Vol.33 (1), p.17-24
1. Verfasser: Streb, Jennifer L
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:"Feminanities" was Minna Citron's first acclaimed solo exhibition. Held at New York City's Midtown Gallery in 1935, the exhibition explored society's ideals of beauty and women's roles in it. Citron attacked what she considered shallowness in female vanity. The "Feminanities" and other series critiqued contemporary social issues through paintings and prints.
ISSN:0270-7993