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She divides her argument into several sections, the first of which takes on the assumptions implicit in the essay's title, followed by "The Question of the Nude", "The Lady's Accomplishment", "Successes", and " Rosa Bonheur".

In this essay, Nochlin explores the institutional – as opposed to the individual – obstacles that have prevented women in the West from succeeding in the arts. It is noted for its contribution to feminist art history and theory, and its examination of the institutional obstacles that prevent women from succeeding in the arts. Listen in as in depth interviews speak to curator and artist Lubaina Himid, conceptual and performance artist Marina Abramović, and writer Olivia Laing." Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?" is a 1971 essay by American art historian Linda Nochlin. With over 100 episodes Hessel spotlights female artists along with curators, writers, and art connoisseurs to reshape our notions of the male dominated art sphere. In tandem with her latest book release, Katy Hessel is also a part of your soon-to-be favorite podcast The Great Women Artists. In spite of it all, Kusama has endured and has created a legacy of artwork that spans the disciplines of painting, sculpture, installation art, performance art, poetry and literary fiction. Kusama was an underdog with everything stacked against her: the trauma of growing up in Japan during World War II, life in a dysfunctional family that discouraged her creative ambitions, sexism and racism in the art establishment, mental illness in a culture where that was particularly shameful and even continuing to pursue and be devoted to her art full time on the cusp of her 90s. For decades, her work pushed boundaries that often alienated her from both her peers and those in power in the art world.

Now the top-selling female artist in the world, Yayoi Kusama overcame impossible odds to bring her radical artistic vision to the world stage.