Not if you asked Georgia O’Keeffe. On International Women’s Day, Lucie Kaas is proud to announce the introduction of the American impressionist artist and gender equality icon Georgia O’Keeffe to the Sketch.inc by Lucie Kaas collection.
“I have always resented being told that there are things I cannot do because I am a woman,” are some of Georgia O’Keeffe’s most famous words. Her dark, androgynous clothing represented a woman ahead of her time, who would not give into the classic definitions of a feminine dressing style. But O’Keeffe’s strong beliefs were especially obvious in the way she addressed the art world, where she spent much of her career protesting the obvious gender divide. At the time, men were considered better artists and paid more, which O’Keeffe rebelled against by refusing to participate in women-only art exhibits and by comparing herself to all artists rather than just the female ones. She said it best herself “the men liked to put me down as the best woman painter. I think I’m one of the best painters”.
