Let Us Now Praise Famous Women: Deborah Kass’s <i>The Warhol Project</i> (1992–2000)

Let Us Now Praise Famous Women: Deborah Kass’s <i>The Warhol Project</i> (1992–2000)

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Main Author: Carlin, Abigail
Language:English
Published: University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK 2009
Subjects:
Art History
Deborah Kass
Andy Warhol
Barbra Streisand
Jewish
Contemporary art
lesbian
Pop art
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1243344700
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ucin12433447002021-08-03T06:13:23Z Let Us Now Praise Famous Women: Deborah Kass’s <i>The Warhol Project</i> (1992–2000) Carlin, Abigail Art History Deborah Kass Andy Warhol Barbra Streisand Jewish Contemporary art lesbian Pop art This study examines contemporary American artist Deborah Kass's (b. 1952) series entitled <i>The Warhol Project</i> (1992-2000) in which she draws formal inspiration and stylistic cues from Pop artist and icon Andy Warhol (1928-1987) and creates portraits of Jewish women who had an affect on Kass directly. The main subject of the project is Barbra Streisand (b. 1942), an individual who Kass identified with and idolized. Kass's work is directly linked to both her experience growing up Jewish, and her identity as a lesbian. Her varied and ultimately minority point of view enables her to question orthodox standards of beauty and subjective normalcy. She creates stark contradictions within emphatic popular imagery by depicting strong, independent Jewish women centrally positioned as iconic symbols, who replace typical Pop icons championed by Warhol. Thus, Kass attempts to open the discourse of painting and make it serve as a means of representing herself. 2009-07-17 English text University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1243344700 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1243344700 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic Art History
Deborah Kass
Andy Warhol
Barbra Streisand
Jewish
Contemporary art
lesbian
Pop art
spellingShingle Art History
Deborah Kass
Andy Warhol
Barbra Streisand
Jewish
Contemporary art
lesbian
Pop art
Carlin, Abigail
Let Us Now Praise Famous Women: Deborah Kass’s <i>The Warhol Project</i> (1992–2000)
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title_full Let Us Now Praise Famous Women: Deborah Kass’s <i>The Warhol Project</i> (1992–2000)
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