Bought this book on a whim last week. I know more about the issue from the music world (female pop musicians pigeonholed by genre, female composers barely mentioned in the history books) so hardly surprising that they've faced similar obstacles in art. And then, perfectly proving the point... Bought this book on a whim last week. I know more about the issue from the music world (female pop musicians pigeonholed by genre, female composers barely mentioned in the history books) so hardly surprising that they've faced similar obstacles in art. And then, perfectly proving the point...

... I then learned about this exhibition just before it ended. But how did I almost miss it? I must have read about it in the Art Fund magazine... wait, I did, because I recall the mention of Sarah Biffin (amazing early 18thC artist born without arms or legs). I guess that's unconscious bias.... I then learned about this exhibition just before it ended. But how did I almost miss it? I must have read about it in the Art Fund magazine... wait, I did, because I recall the mention of Sarah Biffin (amazing early 18thC artist born without arms or legs). I guess that's unconscious bias.