Erased from the Canvas. About Women Who Changed the Art World

Few can easily name more than three women's names in the history of art. Undoubtedly well known are Frida Kahlo, Marina Abramović, Natalia Goncharova. Going further back, to the pre-20th century, even a seasoned museum visitor might become perplexed. Of course, our ignorance of the names of outstanding female artists does not mean they did not exist. Not to mention such significant figures in the world of art as curators, critics, patrons, collectors, muses, and models. We know nothing about them. And this is to be expected.
For a long time, art was considered a male domain, and the patriarchal society, consciously created within institutional discrimination against women, supported this state of affairs. Women's professional opportunities were severely limited; it is also important to remember that traditional art history was written by men about men, focusing on revolutionary artists who changed everything.
Professor Noah Charney clearly demonstrates that it was women who shaped the history of art from the Middle Ages to the present day. History has often been distorted, and it is time to acknowledge those who deserve much greater recognition.