The Battle of Hastings

Study Notes

The Urgent Need for Diversity in the Art World

Black artists only make up 1.2% of collections in 18 of America's most respected museums, despite comprising 13% of the population.
Works by Asian artists only total 9% of collections, and Hispanic and Latinx artists only about 3%, despite comprising 18% of the population.
Non-white or Hispanic people made up nearly 36% of the U.S. workforce, but only 25% of the artist workforce from 2012 to 2016.
From 2008-2018, only 11% of all work acquired by the country’s top museums was by women, and only 14% of museum exhibitions represented female artists.
Works by women comprised only 2% of art sold at auction from 2008-2018.
Racially marginalized women were the least represented, with work by African-American women making up just 3% of the market for women-produced art.
Large scale research projects about trans and queer representation in the art world are scarce to nonexistent.
Only 1.2% of work in New York galleries was by Latinx artists, despite being the U.S.’s largest minority group, comprising around 18% of the population.
Curators, even today, just aren’t seeking out work by minorities, with only 2.37% of acquisitions and gifts from 30 prominent museums being by African American artists.
The lack of diversity in the top museums reflects the limited, often Euro-centric lens through which much of these collections are curated.
Art4Equality, The Feminist Art Project, The Professional Organization for Women in the Arts and ArtTable, and The Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art are organizations working towards a more equitable art community.
The onus of representation lies with those with power in the art world, and those who choose wield their institutions to challenge narrow-minded industry standards are more vital than ever.

Description

Test your knowledge of the historic Battle of Hastings with our quiz! Challenge yourself to remember key details about the Norman-French army of William, the Duke of Normandy, and the English army led by King Harold Godwinson. Learn about the events leading up to the battle and the consequences of the Norman Conquest of England. Put your history skills to the test and see if you can emerge victorious, just like the Normans did on that fateful day in 1066.