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What is considered the first major work of feminist art history?
What is considered the first major work of feminist art history?
- The methodological approach for the discipline
- Maura Reilly's work on feminist art history
- The Linda Nochlin Reader (2015)
- Linda Nochlin’s “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists.” (1971) (correct)
How did Maura Reilly describe Linda Nochlin’s work?
How did Maura Reilly describe Linda Nochlin’s work?
- A paradigm shift within the discipline of art history
- A dryly humored analysis of artistic values
- A dramatic feminist rallying cry (correct)
- A methodological approach for the discipline
What did Linda Nochlin's essay, “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists.”, precipitate?
What did Linda Nochlin's essay, “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists.”, precipitate?
- A global scale of feminist art
- A methodological approach for the discipline
- A dramatic feminist rallying cry
- A paradigm shift within the discipline of art history (correct)
Where did Linda Nochlin grow up?
Where did Linda Nochlin grow up?
In the late 19th century, women were excluded from which type of classes?
In the late 19th century, women were excluded from which type of classes?
Which woman artist was represented as an effigy in a group portrait due to the presence of a nude male model?
Which woman artist was represented as an effigy in a group portrait due to the presence of a nude male model?
What did etiquette guides and literature of the time portray painting as for women?
What did etiquette guides and literature of the time portray painting as for women?
Who specialized in equine and bovine scenes and wore trousers to study animals?
Who specialized in equine and bovine scenes and wore trousers to study animals?
Which successful French women artists were often pitted against each other and subjected to rumors?
Which successful French women artists were often pitted against each other and subjected to rumors?
Who felt the need to justify her unconventional artistic choices and appearance?
Who felt the need to justify her unconventional artistic choices and appearance?
What was the most extraordinary feature of Nochlin’s essay?
What was the most extraordinary feature of Nochlin’s essay?
What significant event marked the year 1970 for the Women’s Liberation movement?
What significant event marked the year 1970 for the Women’s Liberation movement?
What was the immediate reaction to Nochlin’s article in ArtNews?
What was the immediate reaction to Nochlin’s article in ArtNews?
What did de Kooning and Drexler have markedly different reactions to?
What did de Kooning and Drexler have markedly different reactions to?
What did Nochlin’s essay inspire countless artists and scholars to do?
What did Nochlin’s essay inspire countless artists and scholars to do?
What does Eleanor Heartney's 2015 tribute to Nochlin's essay suggest about its relevance?
What does Eleanor Heartney's 2015 tribute to Nochlin's essay suggest about its relevance?
How do feminist art historians view feminist art history?
How do feminist art historians view feminist art history?
What is one common maxim generally held to be true about feminist art history?
What is one common maxim generally held to be true about feminist art history?
'Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists.' stands as one of the first major strides into what discipline?
'Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists.' stands as one of the first major strides into what discipline?
'Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists.' inspired a discourse on what kind of discrimination?
'Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists.' inspired a discourse on what kind of discrimination?
What was the title of the seminar that Griselda Pollock restructured to focus on The Image of Women in the 19th and 20th Centuries?
What was the title of the seminar that Griselda Pollock restructured to focus on The Image of Women in the 19th and 20th Centuries?
Where did Griselda Pollock earn her PhD in art history?
Where did Griselda Pollock earn her PhD in art history?
In what year was Griselda Pollock's essay 'Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?' first published?
In what year was Griselda Pollock's essay 'Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?' first published?
What was the title of the 1801 portrait featured in the ArtNews issue with Griselda Pollock's essay?
What was the title of the 1801 portrait featured in the ArtNews issue with Griselda Pollock's essay?
What was the focus of the seminar that Griselda Pollock restructured in the late 1960s?
What was the focus of the seminar that Griselda Pollock restructured in the late 1960s?
Where did Griselda Pollock begin teaching art history in the late 1960s?
Where did Griselda Pollock begin teaching art history in the late 1960s?
'Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?' by Griselda Pollock was inspired by which literature?
'Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?' by Griselda Pollock was inspired by which literature?
'Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?' by Griselda Pollock covered the ongoing need for which field of study?
'Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?' by Griselda Pollock covered the ongoing need for which field of study?
'Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?' by Griselda Pollock argued against which commonplace assumption?
'Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?' by Griselda Pollock argued against which commonplace assumption?
'Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?' by Griselda Pollock believed that feminist art history could serve as a catalyst for questioning fundamental assumptions in which fields?
'Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?' by Griselda Pollock believed that feminist art history could serve as a catalyst for questioning fundamental assumptions in which fields?
'Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?' by Griselda Pollock argued that feminist art history should be seen as an ongoing project, requiring thorough investigation into what aspects?
'Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?' by Griselda Pollock argued that feminist art history should be seen as an ongoing project, requiring thorough investigation into what aspects?
What did Nochlin criticize in art history?
What did Nochlin criticize in art history?
What did Nochlin reject the values of?
What did Nochlin reject the values of?
What did Nochlin observe about stories of artistic discovery?
What did Nochlin observe about stories of artistic discovery?
What was considered an essential artistic skill in the Renaissance through to the 19th century?
What was considered an essential artistic skill in the Renaissance through to the 19th century?
What did Nochlin attribute patterns in subject matter to?
What did Nochlin attribute patterns in subject matter to?
What did Nochlin focus on in the latter half of the essay?
What did Nochlin focus on in the latter half of the essay?
What did Nochlin criticize the terms 'genius' and 'great' for being loaded with?
What did Nochlin criticize the terms 'genius' and 'great' for being loaded with?
What did Nochlin reject due to their disregard for historical or sociological context and their patriarchal bias?
What did Nochlin reject due to their disregard for historical or sociological context and their patriarchal bias?
What was the title of the seminar that Griselda Pollock restructured to focus on?
What was the title of the seminar that Griselda Pollock restructured to focus on?
Where did Griselda Pollock earn her PhD in art history?
Where did Griselda Pollock earn her PhD in art history?
What was the focus of the seminar that Griselda Pollock restructured in the late 1960s?
What was the focus of the seminar that Griselda Pollock restructured in the late 1960s?
In what year was Griselda Pollock's essay 'Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?' first published?
In what year was Griselda Pollock's essay 'Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?' first published?
'Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists.' stands as one of the first major strides into what discipline?
'Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists.' stands as one of the first major strides into what discipline?
'Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists.' by Griselda Pollock argued against which commonplace assumption?
'Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists.' by Griselda Pollock argued against which commonplace assumption?
'Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists.' inspired a discourse on what kind of discrimination?
'Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists.' inspired a discourse on what kind of discrimination?
'Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?' by Griselda Pollock believed that feminist art history could serve as a catalyst for questioning fundamental assumptions in which fields?
'Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?' by Griselda Pollock believed that feminist art history could serve as a catalyst for questioning fundamental assumptions in which fields?
'Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists.' covered the ongoing need for which field of study?
'Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists.' covered the ongoing need for which field of study?
Study Notes
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Women were excluded from life drawing classes until late 19th century.
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When women were admitted, they were often supervised by men and models were draped.
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Angelica Kaufmann, an exceptional woman artist, was represented as an effigy in a group portrait due to the presence of a nude male model.
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Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun and Adélaïde Labille-Guiard were two successful French women artists, often pitted against each other and subjected to rumors.
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Many successful women artists were daughters of artist fathers or had close personal connections with dominant male artistic figures.
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In the 19th century, women began to assert their independence in art, leading to the stereotype of "the lady painter."
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Etiquette guides and literature of the time portrayed painting as a modest, proficient hobby for women, which perpetuated patriarchal advantages.
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Rosa Bonheur, one of the most successful women painters, specialized in equine and bovine scenes and wore trousers to study animals.
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Bonheur's career coincided with the decline of history painting and the rise of middle-class patronage.
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Bonheur felt the need to justify her unconventional artistic choices and appearance, creating a psychoanalytic approach to art history by scrutinizing her attitudes.
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In 2015, artist and historian Griselda Pollock (Nochlin) discussed her experience at a women's college in a 2015 interview, stating women had equal opportunities as there were no gendered margins.
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Nochlin earned a master's degree in English literature from Columbia University in 1952 and her PhD in art history from New York University's Institute of Fine Arts in 1965.
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In the late 1960s, Nochlin began teaching art history at Vassar College. Her life-changing encounter with second-wave feminist literature helped shape her perspective.
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Nochlin restructured her upcoming seminar, "Art 364b," to focus on The Image of Women in the 19th and 20th Centuries. Topics included 'Woman as angel and devil,' 'Pornography and sexual imagery,' and 'The theme of the prostitute.'
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Nochlin's essay "Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?" was first published in ArtNews in 1971, following her research with students and inspiration from feminist literature.
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The ArtNews issue featuring Nochlin's essay covered an 1801 portrait of "Marie Joséphine Charlotte du Val d’Ognes," which was later reattributed multiple times, and emphasized the ongoing need for feminist art history.
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Nochlin argued that feminist art history should not be seen as a mere corrective but as an ongoing project, requiring thorough investigation into provenance, history, and reasons for misattribution and neglect.
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Nochlin believed that feminist art history could serve as a catalyst for questioning fundamental assumptions, providing links to other radical approaches in various fields.
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Nochlin argued against the commonplace assumption that the white, Western male viewpoint is the accepted viewpoint in art history, and saw her mission as proving this perspective to be objectionable on moral, ethical, and intellectual grounds.
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Explore Linda Nochlin's thought-provoking essay and her curation of high-profile exhibitions featuring work by women artists. Learn about the controversies surrounding her views and the impact of her exhibitions on art history.
