The National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C. offers the single most important collection of art by women in the world. The museum provides an astonishing survey of women artists representing every major artistic period, from 16th-century Dutch and Flemish still lifes to 20th-century abstract expressionism to postmodern art.
Learning Questions
1. Where did the idea for a museum exclusive to showcasing women’s art come from?
2. What is one of the main reasons why the National Museum of Women was founded? What was the founder hoping to achieve with this museum?
3. Why are there historical fewer female artists from the past?
4. According to this film, who was the first woman of the Renaissance to be internationally known and why?
5. What did the critics say of the museum?
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