Elizabeth Blackwell
Botanical illustration and art history
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Herbarium, illustration, producer, art historiography, marginalitiesAbstract
The work of women in the world of arts and sciences has been a subject little addressed by research in these fields. It was only in the 20th century that reflection on the role of women artists from a gender perspective and feminist theory appeared. However, within this discipline, scientific-botanical illustrations, understood as art, remain in the limbo of minor or applied arts. In this sense, there is a double marginality. Thus, both women as artists and producers and those genres and styles within art such as scientific illustration and, especially, botanical illustration of herbariums are relegated in terms research and recognition. historical. The purpose of this work is to propose the history of Elizabeth Blackwell, and her central work within scientific and artistic studies of the 18th century, as a paradigm to think about these problems.Downloads
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Blackwell, E. (1737). A curious herbal: Containing five hundred cuts, of the most useful plants, which are now used in the practice of physick: engraved on folio copper plates, after drawings taken from life. [Un herbario curioso: Contiene quinientos cortes, de las plantas más útiles, que ahora se utilizan en la práctica de física: grabado en placas de cobre de folio, en base a dibujos tomados de la vida.] Printed for Samuel Harding. https://collections.nlm.nih.gov/catalog/nlm:nlmuid-2449056Rmvset
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Pollock, G. (2013). Visión y diferencia. Feminismo, feminidad e historias del arte. Fiordo. Armilia
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