![]() While she does not argue that there have not been notable female painters, to focus on this is to miss the point. It is appropriate, therefore, in light of the recent publication of the book, "Ninth Street Woman", by Mary Gabriel, chronicling the challenges of five aspiring female artists to climb "the canvas ceiling" (in the words of the print version of The New Yorker) in post-World War II New York City, to return to the article that helped kick-start the debate that continues to this day.Īt the heart of Nochlin's analysis is the question that forms the title. ![]() When it comes to not beating around the bush, few can complete with the seminal (and self-avowed feminist) 1971 essay by Linda Nochlin, "Why Have There Been No Great Woman's Artists" (see here, being the 2015 version posted by the late author). ![]()
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