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Germaine Greer explains why there have been no female artists of the stature of Leonardo or Poussin by exploring the psychological, economic and political reasons for the virtually unchallenged patriarchalism of all western artistic establishments.
If men and women are equally capable of genius, why have there been no female artists of the stature of Leornardo or Titian? Certainly, many are acknowledged figures in the history of Western painting - Angelica Kauffmann, Natalia Goncharova, Suzanne Valadon, Berthe Morisot, Kathe Kollwitz. Germaine Greer's brilliantly incisive and richly-illustrated study explains the obstacles women faced in the race for achievement as both external and surmountable, but also internal and insurmountable.
'It is everything we might have wished: passionate yet lucid, clear yet complex, deeply researched yet not pedantic. It is a book that explains, better than any I have ever read, the psychological, economic and even aesthetic reasons for the virtually unchallenged patriarchalism of all our artistic establishments.' Erica Jong
Germaine Greer is the author of The Female Eunuch, The Change and The Whole Woman. An academic and bestselling author, she is a highly respected cultural commentator and popular personality on television and radio.
Hardcover, illustrated throughout ( most are b&W) but with some ( striking) colour sections.