In Praise of the Needlewoman

Download or read book In Praise of the Needlewoman written by Gail Carolyn Sirna and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Women of all times, places, and stations in life have taken needle in hand, either for the most utilitarian of purposes or for artistic reasons. Thsi charming collection of beautiful paintings celebrates the centuries-old iconography of women engaged in needle work and the related arts of knitting, lacemaking, and weaving. Artists have long sought to capture the needlewoman's quiet concertration and artistic endeavor, and many of the loveliest paintings on this theme, from the sixteenth century onward, are presented in this book"--Page 2 of cover.