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Art
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Art History
of the Western World:
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Extra
Credit
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1400 Through
Contemporary
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You
earned __________ out of 10possible points.
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Worksheet
#6b
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Women Artists
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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.
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| Why does Nochlin feel that accepting "what is," as "natural" is a problem? |
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| How does Nochlin characterize the traditional approach to art history? What does she feel is needed to reveal the inadequacies of this approach? |
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| Explain the myth and describe the concept of the "Great Artist?" |
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| 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? |
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| Why weren't women allowed admission into the Academies? How did this affect their artistic careers? |
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| 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? |
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| In your opinion, why have there been no great women artists? |
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