Introduction

What do these images have in common, what do you see that is different from one to the next? How do you think the text and image relate to each other in each object, what do they tell you about the representation of women shown in each? Can you identify any content or subject matter that the objects have in common?

How do you think the placement of women’s figures in each of these images contributes to the meaning of the images? How do you think the format, colors, images, and text styles used in each image create a sense of time and place, an historical period? Can you identify ways in which each image relates to the function of its object?