Now this is a tragedy.First off I guess I should point out that the picture I've selected to accompany this post is NOT a Spero piece... I just happen to think think it's adorable, that's all.
From the article:
Feminist artist Nancy Spero, whose works have been included in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art, has died. She was 83.
Not from the article:
These works were all displayed in the staff break rooms of these galleries, and were hung with care with fridge magnets.
Apparently, Spero's work combined drawing, painting, collage and printmaking... which all seem to be art mediums more suited for men. The over-exertion is more than likely what killed her. If she had it to do over again, I would have to think she'd concentrate more on quilting, making Popsicle stick birdhouses, and helping her children dye Easter eggs.
We at AreWeTooSoon? tried to contact various prominent female artists for comment... but it turns out there are none.
Nancy Spero, dead Oct. 18th 2009 at the age of 83.
So to all aspiring would-be female artists out there, apparently trying to be an artist is a sure path to dying alone in obscurity... even surer than having small boobs. Take heart though, homemaking is an art too.
Ah feminists... they're just so... cute.
Love,
Chris Real
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