Out of the Shadows? Discovering Mary Warburg: Review of: Hedinger, Bärbel; Diers, Michael (Eds.): Mary Warburg. Porträt einer Künstlerin. Leben, Werk, München: Hirmer Verlag 2020 ISBN-13: 978-3-7774-3614-2, 535 S., EUR 68.00

Hans Hönes

Out of the Shadows? Discovering Mary Warburg: Review of: Hedinger, Bärbel; Diers, Michael (Eds.): Mary Warburg. Porträt einer Künstlerin. Leben, Werk, München: Hirmer Verlag 2020 ISBN-13: 978-3-7774-3614-2, 535 S., EUR 68.00

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This book review discusses the lavishly illustrated catalogue raisonné of the work of Mary Warburg, nee Hertz. Warburg is undoubtedly best known as the wife of art historian Aby Warburg. This catalogue aims to highlight, for the first time, Warburg’s independent achievements as an artist. The review highlights the merits of the book, in particular its in-depth contextualization of Warburg’s work within the social and cultural history of Hamburg. The review also reflects more broadly on the merits of such large-scale cataloguing endeavours today, especially when ‘minor figures’ such as Mary Warburg are concerned.

Original language	English
Article number	25/HCH1
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Art Historiography
Volume	25
Early online date	1 Dec 2021
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2021

Keywords

Mary Warburg
Aby Warburg
women artists
middlebrow
dilettantism

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Hönes, H. (2021). Out of the Shadows? Discovering Mary Warburg: Review of: Hedinger, Bärbel; Diers, Michael (Eds.): Mary Warburg. Porträt einer Künstlerin. Leben, Werk, München: Hirmer Verlag 2020 ISBN-13: 978-3-7774-3614-2, 535 S., EUR 68.00. Journal of Art Historiography, 25, Article 25/HCH1. https://arthistoriography.wordpress.com/2021/06/21/hans-christian-hones-on-out-of-the-shadows-discovering-mary-warburg/

Out of the Shadows? Discovering Mary Warburg: Review of: Hedinger, Bärbel; Diers, Michael (Eds.): Mary Warburg. Porträt einer Künstlerin. Leben, Werk, München: Hirmer Verlag 2020 ISBN-13: 978-3-7774-3614-2, 535 S., EUR 68.00. / Hönes, Hans (Corresponding Author).
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Hönes, H 2021, 'Out of the Shadows? Discovering Mary Warburg: Review of: Hedinger, Bärbel; Diers, Michael (Eds.): Mary Warburg. Porträt einer Künstlerin. Leben, Werk, München: Hirmer Verlag 2020 ISBN-13: 978-3-7774-3614-2, 535 S., EUR 68.00', Journal of Art Historiography, vol. 25, 25/HCH1. <https://arthistoriography.wordpress.com/2021/06/21/hans-christian-hones-on-out-of-the-shadows-discovering-mary-warburg/>

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