women in art history

Hilda Petrie descending a ladder into an Egyptian Tomb.
5 Pioneering Women in Archaeology

Problems of gender inequity have plagued academia since its inception with women being discouraged or outright barred from learning and practicing different …

A scene from Beyond the Visible-Hilma AF Klint, a film by Halina Dryschka.
Five Female-Driven Films That Celebrate Women in the Arts

While audiences have always loved a good biopic, finding the stories of artists and other changemakers particularly fascinating, …

National Mall aerial view, Wikimedia Commons
Smithsonian Announces $55 Million Gift to American Women’s History Museum

For the past two years, the Smithsonian has been working to gather support from donors on a proposed American Women’s History Museum. Last week, the Smithsonian…

Louise Bourgeois, Untitled, 1946-1947. Oil on canvas. 26 x 44 in. (66 x 111.8 cm). Tate Modern, London.
Louise Bourgeois' Early Paintings at The Met
Linda Nochlin caused a stir when she published, "Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?" in 1971. Turning the conventional wisdom of the title on its head, she clarifies that there have…