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A woman artist painted on every page of Janson's History of Art — which included none.

Anna Maria Vaiani

Anna Maria Vaiani

Rachel Ruysch

Rachel Ruysch

Elizabeth Hickox

Elizabeth Hickox

Edith Mary Green

Edith Mary Green

Anna Maria van Schurman

Anna Maria van Schurman

Anna Morandi Manzolini

Anna Morandi Manzolini

Catharina van Hemessen

Catharina van Hemessen

Adèle Riché

Adèle Riché

Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh

Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh

Elizabeth Blackwell

Elizabeth Blackwell

Mary Sully

Mary Sully

Gerda Wegener

Gerda Wegener

Lili Elbe

Lili Elbe

Okuhara Seiko

Okuhara Seiko

Irene di Spilimbergo

Irene di Spilimbergo

Vivian Maier

Vivian Maier•

Catherine Opie

Catherine Opie•

Judy Baca

Judy Baca•

Edith Head

Edith Head•

Imogen Cunningham

Imogen Cunningham•

Dorothea Lange

Dorothea Lange•

Mary Beale

Mary Beale

Louise Blanchard Bethune

Louise Blanchard Bethune

Marion Mahony Griffin

Marion Mahony Griffin

Beverly Lorraine Greene

Beverly Lorraine Greene

Cornelia Parker

Cornelia Parker•

Eileen Gray

Eileen Gray•

Laura Piranesi

Laura Piranesi

Barbara Longhi

Barbara Longhi

Lina Bo Bardi

Lina Bo Bardi

Gae Aulenti

Gae Aulenti

Giulia Lama

Giulia Lama

Graciela Iturbide

Graciela Iturbide

Julia Morgan

Julia Morgan•

Rosalba Carriera

Rosalba Carriera

Zaha Hadid

Zaha Hadid

Sonia Boyce

Sonia Boyce

Lina Po

Lina Po•

Anne Acheson

Anne Acheson•

Elinor Hallé

Elinor Hallé•

Blanche Ames

Blanche Ames•

Apo Whang-od

Apo Whang-od•

Levina Teerlinc

Levina Teerlinc

Sylvia Pankhurst

Sylvia Pankhurst•

Séraphine de Senlis

Séraphine de Senlis

Georgiana Houghton

Georgiana Houghton

Pamela Colman Smith

Pamela Colman Smith•

Meera Mukherjee

Meera Mukherjee

Augusta Savage

Augusta Savage•

Shirin Neshat

Shirin Neshat

Diane Arbus

Diane Arbus•

Marlene Dumas

Marlene Dumas•

Kay Brown

Kay Brown

Marie Bracquemond

Marie Bracquemond

Hannah Wilke

Hannah Wilke

Clara Peeters

Clara Peeters

Hélène Bertaux

Hélène Bertaux

Victorine Meurent

Victorine Meurent•

Anna Maria Maiolino

Anna Maria Maiolino

Emily Kam Kngwarray

Emily Kam Kngwarray

Cecilia Beaux

Cecilia Beaux•

Simone Leigh

Simone Leigh•

Mona Hatoum

Mona Hatoum•

Maria van Oosterwijck

Maria van Oosterwijck•

Pauline Powell Burns

Pauline Powell Burns•

Jenny Holzer

Jenny Holzer

Lotte Reiniger

Lotte Reiniger•

Charlotte Salomon

Charlotte Salomon

Christine Taylor Patten

Christine Taylor Patten•

Honoré Desmond Sharrer

Honoré Desmond Sharrer

Bernice Bing

Bernice Bing•

Katherine Sophie Dreier

Katherine Sophie Dreier

Lily Yeats

Lily Yeats

Elizabeth Yeats

Elizabeth Yeats•

Sarah Cecilia Harrison

Sarah Cecilia Harrison•

Evie Hone

Evie Hone

Beatrix Potter

Beatrix Potter•

Mainie Jellett

Mainie Jellett

Nano Reid

Nano Reid

Lorraine O'Grady

Lorraine O'Grady

Claude Cahun

Claude Cahun•

Etel Adnan

Etel Adnan•

Emma Stebbins

Emma Stebbins•

Gertrude Fiske

Gertrude Fiske

Maria Sibylla Merian

Maria Sibylla Merian

Sarah Biffin

Sarah Biffin

María Blanchard

María Blanchard

Ana Mendieta

Ana Mendieta•

Georgia O’Keeffe

Georgia O’Keeffe•

Vanessa Bell

Vanessa Bell•

Artemisia Gentileschi

Artemisia Gentileschi•

Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo•

Barbara Kruger

Barbara Kruger

Luchita Hurtado

Luchita Hurtado

Paula Rego

Paula Rego•

Romaine Brooks

Romaine Brooks•

Mira Schendel

Mira Schendel•

Barbara Chase-Riboud

Barbara Chase-Riboud•

Harriet and Helena Scott

Harriet and Helena Scott

Maud Sulter

Maud Sulter•

Mary Kelly

Mary Kelly•

Lubaina Himid

Lubaina Himid•

Guerrilla Girls

Guerrilla Girls•

Eileen Agar

Eileen Agar•

Chana Orloff

Chana Orloff•

Marlow Moss

Marlow Moss

Polina Rayko

Polina Rayko

Janet Sobel

Janet Sobel

Marie Bashkirtseff

Marie Bashkirtseff•

Maya Lin

Maya Lin•

Maria Prymachenko

Maria Prymachenko

Anna Atkins

Anna Atkins

Mary Vaux Walcott

Mary Vaux Walcott

Bice Lazzari

Bice Lazzari

Joanne Leonard

Joanne Leonard•

Cassi Namoda

Cassi Namoda•

Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun

Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun•

Margo Hoff

Margo Hoff•

Harriet Hosmer

Harriet Hosmer•

Sophie Taeuber-Arp

Sophie Taeuber-Arp

Anna Coleman Ladd

Anna Coleman Ladd

Francoise Gilot

Francoise Gilot•

Dora Maar

Dora Maar•

Evelyn De Morgan

Evelyn De Morgan

Margaret Bourke-White

Margaret Bourke-White•

Cindy Sherman

Cindy Sherman•

Julia Margaret Cameron

Julia Margaret Cameron•

Yuki Ogura

Yuki Ogura

Vanessa Bell

Vanessa Bell•

Judy Chicago

Judy Chicago•

Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian

Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian•

Clementine Hunter

Clementine Hunter•

Marisol

Marisol•

Hannah Höch

Hannah Höch

Gabriele Münter

Gabriele Münter

Alice Neel

Alice Neel•

Faith Ringgold

Faith Ringgold•

Alma Siedhoff-Buscher

Alma Siedhoff-Buscher•

Julia Overing Boit

Julia Overing Boit•

Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney

Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney

Lorna Simpson

Lorna Simpson•

Angelica Kauffman

Angelica Kauffman

Tania Bruguera

Tania Bruguera•

Doris Salcedo

Doris Salcedo•

Paula Modersohn-Becker

Paula Modersohn-Becker•

Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh

Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh

Sonia Delaunay

Sonia Delaunay•

Anna Alma-Tadema

Anna Alma-Tadema•

Adrian Piper

Adrian Piper•

Hilma af Klint

Hilma af Klint•

Beatrice Wood

Beatrice Wood•

Suzanne Valadon

Suzanne Valadon•

Vinnie Ream Hoxie

Vinnie Ream Hoxie

Eva Hesse

Eva Hesse•

Louise Bourgeois

Louise Bourgeois•

Zanele Muholi

Zanele Muholi•

Kim Lim

Kim Lim•

Rosa Bonheur

Rosa Bonheur

Lotte Laserstein

Lotte Laserstein•

Ruth Asawa

Ruth Asawa•

Martha Jane Pettway

Martha Jane Pettway•

Elizabeth Southerden Thompson, Lady Butler

Elizabeth Southerden Thompson, Lady Butler

Leonor Fini

Leonor Fini•

Amrita Sher-Gil

Amrita Sher-Gil•

Helen Frankenthaler

Helen Frankenthaler•

Mary Delany

Mary Delany•

Lynette Yiadom-Boakye

Lynette Yiadom-Boakye•

Jenny Saville

Jenny Saville•

Käthe Kollwitz

Käthe Kollwitz•

Barbara Hepworth

Barbara Hepworth•

Gwen John

Gwen John•

Celia Paul

Celia Paul•

Helen Torr

Helen Torr•

Betye Saar

Betye Saar•

Thelma Johnson Streat

Thelma Johnson Streat•

Lois Mailou Jones

Lois Mailou Jones

Selma Burke

Selma Burke•

Gwendolyn Knight

Gwendolyn Knight•

Nancy Elizabeth Prophet

Nancy Elizabeth Prophet•

Carrie Mae Weems

Carrie Mae Weems•

Elizabeth Catlett

Elizabeth Catlett•

Howardena Pindell

Howardena Pindell•

Elaine de Kooning

Elaine de Kooning•

Bridget Riley

Bridget Riley•

Susan Rothenberg

Susan Rothenberg

Lee Krasner

Lee Krasner•

Leonora Carrington

Leonora Carrington•

Lucia Moholy

Lucia Moholy

Gunta Stölzl

Gunta Stölzl•

Anni Albers

Anni Albers•

Bauhaus Women

Bauhaus Women•

Marianne Brandt

Marianne Brandt

Gertrud Arndt

Gertrud Arndt

Alma Thomas

Alma Thomas•

Sarah Goodridge

Sarah Goodridge•

Artemisia Gentileschi

Artemisia Gentileschi•

Giovanna Garzoni

Giovanna Garzoni

Elisabetta Sirani

Elisabetta Sirani

Marietta Robusti, la Tintoretta

Marietta Robusti, la Tintoretta

Lavinia Fontana

Lavinia Fontana

Sofonisba Anguissola

Sofonisba Anguissola•

Plautilla Nelli

Plautilla Nelli

Mercedes Matter

Mercedes Matter•

Clara Driscoll and “The Tiffany Girls”

Clara Driscoll and “The Tiffany Girls”•

Yoko Ono

Yoko Ono•

Gluck

Gluck•

Harriet Powers

Harriet Powers•

Remedios Varo

Remedios Varo•

Eva Gonzalès

Eva Gonzalès

Louise Nevelson

Louise Nevelson•

Hedda Sterne

Hedda Sterne•

Pitseolak Ashoona

Pitseolak Ashoona

Camille Claudel

Camille Claudel•

Annie Pootoogook

Annie Pootoogook

Napachie Pootoogook

Napachie Pootoogook

Emily Carr

Emily Carr•

Harriet Backer

Harriet Backer

Uemura Shōen

Uemura Shōen

Elaine de Kooning

Elaine de Kooning

Carmen Herrera

Carmen Herrera

Amy Sherald

Amy Sherald•

Corita

Corita•

Tamara de Lempicka

Tamara de Lempicka

Edmonia Lewis

Edmonia Lewis•

Agnes Martin

Agnes Martin

Victorine Meurent

Victorine Meurent

Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller

Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller

Yayoi Kusama

Yayoi Kusama•

Mary Cassatt

Mary Cassatt•

Joan Mitchell

Joan Mitchell•

Kara Walker

Kara Walker•

Berthe Morisot

Berthe Morisot•

Georgia O’Keeffe

Georgia O’Keeffe•