Poster by Valentina Kulagina Gender roles Gender and social class Gender and history This poster by Valentina Kulagina shows the fundamental role that women played in the Soviet avant-garde and in the fusion of art with everyday life that was a feature of this...
Maternité Gender roles Gender and history Maternity / Paternity La Maternité represented by Julio González in this sketch for his famous piece, Montserrat (1936-67), represents the prototype of the Catalonian peasant woman, a page girl who radiates expressiveness and...
La tarara Gender roles Gender and history La Tarara shows a group of men and women in a circle singing a Valencian folk song at Easter. This was one of the few moments of leisure that both men and women could share outside of the separated social spheres of...
Socarrat Gender and history Gender and space Gender roles Socarrat tiles were used primarily as a decorative element on the ceilings of the main rooms in the homes of nobles and members of the upper class. It was a pictorial medium that combined a wide range of...
Bottle Gender identity Gender and body Gender and history This bottle reflects the modernista (Art Nouveau) style, which emerged as a response to classicist models and industrialized society. Art Nouveau is primarily decorative and among the decorative motifs used...
