In art, artist’s over the last 200 years, have only emphasized traditional and limited roles of women in western cultures. History textbooks are filled with examples of the constant struggle between the two genders. Furthermore, it has been a tough battle for women to break free of the conventions of this culture and the way they are viewed by society. From the Classical Era until today, the image of the woman has been shriveled. Meanwhile, males continue to be praised and consigned to a higher pedestal than women. Considerably, much of artwork has been and is influenced by the alluded principle that men are superior. Artists over the years have degraded women by assigning them limited roles like “the sad angry black women”. Through the eyes
