Discover anew the her story of art that Publishers Weekly calls "illuminating" and Foreword
Reviews calls "spirited" for an enlightening art history read. How many female artists can you
name? Frida Kahlo Georgia O'Keeffe Marina Abramovic? How about female artists who lived prior
to the Modern era? Maybe Artemisia Gentileschi and then. even a regular museum-goer might run
out of steam. What about female curators critics patrons collectors muses models and art
influencers? This book provides a 360 degree look at the role influence and empowerment of
women through art-including women artists but going beyond those who have taken up a brush or
a chisel. In 1971 Linda Nochlin published a famous essay "Why Have There Been No Great Women
Artists?" This book responds to it by showing that not only have there been scores of great
women artists throughout history but that great women have shaped the story of art. The result
is a book that sheds light on the art world in a very new way finally celebrating the great
women artists and influencers who deserve to be much better known. The entire history of art
can be told as a her story of art.
