Power of Feminist Art
. ABRAMS, $27.5 (320pp) ISBN 978-0-8109-2659-2
Collection of essays exploring various aspects of the feminist art movement. (Nov.)
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Reviewed on: 09/02/1996
Genre: Nonfiction
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