Art 5
Name _________________________
Art History of the Western World:
Extra Credit
1400 Through Contemporary
You earned __________ out of 10possible points.
Worksheet #6b
Women Artists
 
Please read the extract of Linda Nochlin's essay, "Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?" at http://www.miracosta.edu/home/gfloren/nochlin.htm and the box concerning "Women and Academies" on page 910 of your text, then answer the following questions.

Why does Nochlin feel that accepting "what is," as "natural" is a problem?
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
 
How does Nochlin characterize the traditional approach to art history? What does she feel is needed to reveal the inadequacies of this approach?
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
 
Explain the myth and describe the concept of the "Great Artist?"
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
 
Why weren't women artists allowed to study the nude? Why did this ban make it institutionally impossible for women artists to succeed on the same footing as men?
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
 
Why weren't women allowed admission into the Academies? How did this affect their artistic careers?
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
 
Thumb through chapters 17 - 19 and 26 of your textbook. How many women artists do you find? Do you feel their work is comparable to the male artists featured in the chapter? Which female artists work do you like best? Why?
 
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
 
In your opinion, why have there been no great women artists?
 
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________