[audiobook] Public Enemy: Inside the Terrordome by Tim Grierson at Arts-Photography

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Beyond the Battlefield provides a fascinating account of female creativity in America; Britain; Canada; Australia and New Zealand during the turbulent era of twentieth-century conflict. This book looks at women artistsrsquo; unique artistic portrayal of war at the front lines; as well as their documentation of everyday life on the home front.Exploring high-profile artists such as the American photographer Lee Miller and her work with British Vogue; this book also recounts the experiences of the First World War nurses; voluntary aides and ambulance drivers who found time to create astonishing art while working in the middle of war zones. While some women could bravely work on the front line; other female artists felt disempowered by their distance from actual warfare. Spurred by the constant fear of attack; the sorrow of innocent lives destroyed; the mass murders of people in concentration camps and the unimaginable aftermath of the A-bomb attacks on Japan; female artists created highly charged; emotional responses to the threats; sufferings and horrors of war.The two world wars of the twentieth century changed the world utterly; on a scale never seen before or since. In this book; Catherine Speck provides an insightful and meditative examination of visual responses to this historical period from the perspective of women in the Allied countries. Generously illustrated; Beyond the Battlefield delivers a distinctly female perspective on the art produced during the period that will appeal to readers interested in the history of art; war history and cultural studies.