The Art and Films of Lynn Hershman Leeson

Notes

This first historical and critical analysis of the artist’s work by prominent scholars and the artist herself brings nearly forty years of creative output into focus by tracking the development of her constant themes through each medium. The essays range from formal to theoretical to psychological to poetical analyses. Includes a DVD.

Editor Meredith Tromble
Publisher University of California Press
ISBN 978-0520239715
Reference P2916
Date 2005
Type Publication

Keywords

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