Red Square, 1959 (center) by Helen Frankenthaler at the Gagosian gallery in 2013. Credit Richard Perry/The New York Times.

Once, when asked about discrimination against female artists, the Abstract Expressionist Lee Krasner said the bias was as old as Judeo-Christian history. Brushing aside the weight of that realization, she added, “There’s nothing I can do about those 5,000 years.” She painted anyway, as have women throughout the ages who have continued to create despite official disdain.
(Mary Gabriel, “Want to Get Rich Buying Art? Invest in Women,” NYTimes, 9-24-18)

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