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A constant struggle for women artists throughout history has been the
question of their sex: does a woman have the same capacity to create
art as men? Does subject matter differ between men and women? At what
point is a line drawn where gender is no longer a consideration in
the evaluation of an artwork and the full focus lies on the artwork
itself? During the Modern Era of Art, there were two groups with very
strong opinions: the Separatists, who held very
anti-patriarchy/pro-matriarchy views and expressed extreme favoritism
for female and feminine subject matter, and the Nonfeminists who
simply wanted to be accepted artists without the modifiers of “woman”
or “female” in relation to their capability or criticism.
Abstract Expressionist painter Lee Krasner belonged to the latter of
the two groups.
