Harkness, Kristen M
(2009)
THE PHANTOM OF INSPIRATION: ELENA POLENOVA, MARIIA IAKUNCHIKOVA AND THE EMERGENCE OF MODERN ART IN RUSSIA.
Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
This dissertation provides an examination of the lives and works of two Russian artists: Elena Dmitrievna Polenova (1850-1898) and Mariia Vasil'evna Iakunchikova (1870-1902). It takes a biographical approach to elucidate how Polenova and Iakunchikova negotiated the constraints imposed by their gender and the rapid changes occurring in Russia's social structure in their search for a modern Russian art. The dissertation begins with an investigation of Polenova's activities in the spheres of social activism and art in the 1870s and concludes with both women's contributions to the Russian handicrafts (kustar) pavilion at the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle. While Polenova's contributions to the Russian kustar revival have been the subject of scholarly research, her activities in the broader art world have not. This dissertation seeks to remedy the skewed vision of Polenova's artistic output that has been a result. In addition, her close friendship and artistic synergy with Iakunchikova has been neglected. Iakunchikova is virtually unknown outside a small group of Russian-art specialists. Thus, an investigation of both women's work together provides a more rounded history of their contribution to Russian artists' search for a modern, yet uniquely Russian, art at the end of the nineteenth century.
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University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| Date: |
17 June 2009 |
| Date Type: |
Completion |
| Defense Date: |
8 April 2009 |
| Approval Date: |
17 June 2009 |
| Submission Date: |
21 April 2009 |
| Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > History of Art and Architecture |
| Degree: |
PhD - Doctor of Philosophy |
| Thesis Type: |
Doctoral Dissertation |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
decorative arts; folk art; Russian art |
| Other ID: |
http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-04212009-161617/, etd-04212009-161617 |
| Date Deposited: |
10 Nov 2011 19:40 |
| Last Modified: |
15 Nov 2016 13:41 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/7438 |
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