Five Great Women Artists Celebrated by Katy Hessel

In celebration of Women’s History Month, art historian, author, curator, and podcaster Katy Hessel digs into the life and work of five women artists in our collection. Learn why she considers them some of the greats.

Lavinia Fontana and Lucia Bonasoni Garzoni: Talented 16th-Century Women

Alice Neel Painted People, Even in Their Absence

Carrie Mae Weems on the Everyday Experiences of Black Women at the Kitchen Table

Alma Thomas’s Tiptoe Through the Tulips in Living Color

Mary Cassatt Brings Girls and Women into the Museum

Katy Hessel an art historian, broadcaster, curator, and the author of The Story of Art without Men. Dedicated to celebrating women artists from all over the world, she runs @thegreatwomenartists Instagram and The Great Women Artists Podcast, where she has interviewed artists such as Tracey Emin and Marina Abramovic. Katy writes a column for the Guardian and is a visiting fellow of Cambridge University.