Hessel was spurred to action in 2015 after attending an art fair featuring thousands of artworks - all by men. Hessel also extends the legacy of art historian Linda Nochlin, whose legendary 1971 ARTnews essay “ Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?” diagnosed the problem Hessel seeks to redress. Gombrich’s “The Story of Art,” whose first edition in 1950 excluded women and whose 16th (1995) had one among its 688 pages. If you haven’t encountered Katy Hessel, the feminist dynamo who’s on a mission to grant female artists their rightful place in history, now’s your moment.Ī British historian and journalist, Hessel hosts a popular podcast and Instagram account, both called “ The Great Women Artists.” Her new book, “ The Story of Art Without Men,” consolidates her research and claps back at the “bible” of art history, E.H. If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from, whose fees support independent bookstores.
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