The obstacle race : the fortunes of women painters and their work /

Greer, Germaine, 1939-

The obstacle race : the fortunes of women painters and their work / Germaine Greer - London : Tauris Parke, [2001] - 373 p., 32 p. of plates : ill.,ports. ; 25cm

Originally published: 1979. Includes bibliographical references and index.

This text 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.

9781860646775 9781860646775 £14.95


Women painters
Women painters--History
Women painters--Biography
Art and Design.
Gender studies, gender groups
Social & cultural history
History of art
Fine arts: treatments & subjects