How many women artists can you name?
The results of the YouGov survey, published on the occasion of International Women’s Day, celebrated on March 8, were particularly troubling among young people.
Of those aged 18 to 24, 83 percent failed at the task. More than half of those surveyed said they had not learned about women artists in school.The Story of Art Without Men“So often, when listing the artists typically said to ‘define’ the canon, names such as Michelangelo, Monet, or Van Gogh appear. But so many people are unaware of [Artemisia] Gentileschi, [Augusta] Savage, [Ruth] Asawa, [Lee] Krasner, or [Ana] Mendieta,” Hessel told the.
Hessel isn’t the first to highlight the lack of recognition of women artists and their contributions to society.