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February 17, 2009
Who Does She Think She Is?
Posted by Alan Wexelblat
A new independent film documentary is starting to make the rounds of small theaters and informal showings. Who Does She Think She Is? explores the particular conjunction of female artistry and motherhood, particularly in modern American society.
As a group, women are under-represented in American galleries, shows, and in teaching about American art. Even moreso, women artists who are also mothers are all but invisible.
I have not yet seen the film, but it's been getting good responses from friends who have. Check it out, leave a comment with your impression.
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1. Robyn Byrd on March 9, 2009 10:42 AM writes...
This sounds like a great film and it is definitely a topic that needs to be explored. I was just composing a blog entry in my head this morning, on the way motherhood and marriage somehow "taints" a woman's intelligence, dedication to her career, etc. I often withhold that information (that I'm married, that I have a four-year-old) when I need to be taken seriously as a writer -- and it shouldn't have to be that way. A friend of mine was turned down by several design clients when she was pregnant for that very reason -- one actually looked at her belly and said, "I want real designer." I know many successful and amazing women who happen to have children, and I look up to them even more because they achieve the balance that I strive for.
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