The Aesthetics of Childbirth

Peg Brand; Paula Granger

doi:10.4324/9780203147689-22

The Aesthetics of Childbirth

Peg Brand, Paula Granger

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Images abound of women throughout the ages engaging in various activities. But why are there so few representations of childbirth in visual art? Feminist artist Judy Chicago once suggested that depictions of women giving birth do not commonly occur in Western culture but can be found in other contexts such as pre-Columbian art or societies previously considered “primitive, " such as the pre-Columbian Aztec goddess Tlazolteotl pictured in the act of childbirth (Chicago and Lucie-Smith 1999, 54; Chicago 1985, 34).1.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Philosophical Inquiries into Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Mothering
Subtitle of host publication	Maternal Subjects
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	215-236
Number of pages	22
ISBN (Electronic)	9781136511233
ISBN (Print)	9780415891875
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203147689-22
State	Published - Jan 1 2013
Externally published	Yes

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