The photography of Lalla Essaydi : critiquing and contextualizing Orientalism / edited by Sarah T. Brooks ; with contributions by Danielle Widmann Abraham, Sarah T. Brooks, David Ehrenpreis, Shah Mahmoud Hanifi, and Maureen G. Shanahan.
Publisher:
James Madison University :
Copyright Date:
2014
Description:
68 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 19 x 23 cm
Published in conjunction with the exhibition held at the Darrin-McHone Gallery, Smith House, Arts Council of the Valley, Harrisonburg, Va., March 7-28, 2014; and the Sawhill Gallery, School of Art, Design and Art History, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va., March 25-April 4, 2014. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Reclaiming the harem: Lalla Essaydi and the Orientalist tradition in European painting j/ David Ehrenpreis. Preface / Ragan McManus -- Introduction / Sarah T. Brooks -- A conversation with Lalla Essaydi / Maureen G. Shanahan -- At the threshold of interpretation: imagining Muslim women's lives / Danielle Widmann Abraham -- Arabs, Berbers, Islam, and Orientalism in Morocco: historically and culturally contextualizing the work of lalla Essaydi / Shah Mahmoud Hanifi -- Reclaiming the harem: Lalla Essaydi and the Orientalist tradition in European painting j/ David Ehrenpreis.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.