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Art History 112
SECTION 3
Thursday April 8, 1999
Announcements:
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meet at Palmer Sculpture Garden for next week's recitation
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we will get our exams back then
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there is a homework assignment--get the worksheet
from Emiliy
Lecture notes: The
green text refers to slides displayed during recitation.
Topic Question: Why have there been no great
woman artists?
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Do you agree?
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If this statement is true (or partially true) why is it so?
Possible Answers:
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lack of education
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lack of access to life drawing classes (with nudes)
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best alternative was to be related to/married to an artist
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being an artist was considered selfish
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spending too much time on herself and too little on her family
Other Ideas to Consider:
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male creative genius versus woman as nature
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sometimes women were depicted as earth goddesses, other times as objects
of nature
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e.g. "Luncheon on the Grass" by Manet
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e.g. "Nature Unveiling
Herself Before Science"
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what
makes art feminine?
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subject matter?
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painting style (light, fluffy vs. bold)
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or is it imposed on the work by the viewer once the
gender is known?
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