Art History

digital rendering of Bottecelli's Venus

Really? No Great Women…?

/ Art History, Women's History

As Women’s History Month winds down, once again it’s compelling to revisit how far we’ve traveled. The road leading to The Art World is one such subject of much discussion, and inevitably, the touchstone essay, “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?” is referenced. Written by art historian and critic Linda Nochlin in 1971 […]

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Sculptor Edmonia Lewis

Discovering Edmonia Lewis

/ Art History

Until recently, the 19th century sculptor Edmonia Lewis, was another largely unknown talent, despite her enormous successes. I discovered her through a webinar presented by Smithsonian Associates and her story and work deserve a closer look. Against the OddsBorn in upstate New York in 1844 to a Native American woman of the Ojibwe tribe and a

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