Alicia Foster (Surrey Institute of Art and Design, UK, now University for the Creative Arts) presents a survey of the 250-plus women artists, from a period spanning five centuries, who have works housed in the Tate Collection. An opening essay providing an overview of the topic is followed by four chronologically-ordered sections: the beginnings of women artists at the Tate, starting with the 17th century; the Victorians; the 20th century; and women working now. Each section is introduced with a background essay on the period, followed by alphabetically-arranged texts on each of the artists which survey her life, work, exhibition history, and contributions to the artworld, accompanied by a full- color reproduction of her artwork.

At the current time, August 2010 there are 6 copies of this book availalble at the various UCA Campuses.

Alicia Foster gave a lecture to the Foundation for Womens Art on 3rd July 2003. More detail can be viewed at the url above www.fwa-uk.org

Foster, A. (2004) Is this fair? in The Guardian, Culture section (7th April) pp 8-9. Available at url above www.guardian.co.uk

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