Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?: 50th Anniversary Edition

by Linda Nochlin

Book Overview

Many scholars have called Linda Nochlin's seminal essay on women artists the first real attempt at a feminist history of art. In her revolutionary essay, Nochlin refused to answer the question of why there had been no "great women artists" on its own corrupted terms, and instead, she dismantled the very concept of greatness, unraveling the basic assumptions that created the male-centric genius in art.

With unparalleled insight and wit, Nochlin...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0500023840
• ISBN13: 9780500023846
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.6" x 7.0"