Write an 800-1000 word response to each of question listed below.

I. Gender construction. How have ideas of femininity changed over time? Have they? Select three artists and discuss the ways in which they represent femininity in their work and the factors (time,
place, personal experience, etc.) that affected the way they represented it. Discuss at least 2 works by each artist. Artist for choosing: Artemisia Gentileschi, Emily Mary Osborn, Alice Neel 2.
Conforming to Norms. Norms in subject matter, composition, and technique have traditionally been established by men. Choose two women from two different centuries and compare the ways in which they
conformed to norms in order to achieve fame and fortune. How was this conformity judged at the time, and what do scholars say about it now? Discuss at least two artworks by each. Artist: Elizabeth
Thompson, Sonia Boyce