I See Misogyny Is Alive And Well In Museums

Why do museums look like frat boy dorm rooms minus the Bob Marley poster and that sweet sweet black light? As of 2005, you couldn’t find more than three female signatures per 100 pieces of art in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

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Rollie Williams

Jul 19, 2012

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