How our art museums finally opened their eyes to Australian women artists
- Written by Joanna Mendelssohn, Honorary Associate Professor, Art & Design: UNSW Australia. Editor in Chief, Design and Art of Australia Online, UNSW
Dorrit Black, The Bridge, 1930.
Oil on canvas on board,
60.0 x 81.0 cm. Bequest of the artist, 1951, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide.
This is an edited extract from the new book Australian Art Exhibitions: Opening Our Eyes published by Thames & Hudson. It is a longer read, at just over 3000 words.
The 1970s saw major changes in the...
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