Nochlin, Linda

It has been 50 years since the publication of Linda Nochlin’s renowned 1971 essay, “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?” On the 50th anniversary, the question remains the same. Questioning the woman artist’s place in the art world has become nuanced, and the restraints w…

This study determined whether the social attitudes and market commerce of female art has changed since Art Historian, Linda Nochlin, wrote her famous essay in 1971 “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?” The investigation proved a continued social bias toward women artists…