I was just looking through lots of old journals and art history books and one thing that strikes me is the lack of female artists that have been published and studied throughout art history. When I thought about why that was the case it seemed that the common answer is that women throughout history have been in the home. They were under the guidance, first of her father and then of her husband. A women's job was to be a wife, a mother. Both of these are full time jobs but on top of that she had to run a household as well. Therefore until the 20th century there was very little opportunities for women. Today I see some of the best work done by women, however i still feel there is a division in the art world between male and female. What do you think is the current role that gender plays in the art world? Why is it that all the famous artists in history are male for the most part? (exeptions being Frida O'keefe, Sherman) I would love it if people had some opinions on this subject. I open the floor to you all.
