Why the Great Masters of Art History are White Men and Why This is Dangerous

If you have ever walked through Target, watched the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, or watched a Disney movie then you have become acquainted with the “great masters” of art history. Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Van Gogh, Salvador Dali, Picasso, Andy Warhol; all names that have become part of the global common vernacular and names that many can easily point to as quintessential creators within the art field. This is not a mistake. Years of academic and media representation have ensured that these are the names associated with art. Why is that? What do these artists all have in common?

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