Griselda Frances Sinclair Pollock[1] (born 11 March 1949)[2] is an art historian and cultural analyst of international, postcolonial feminist studies in visual arts and visual culture. Since 1977, Pollock has been an influential scholar of modern art, avant-garde art, postmodern art, and contemporary art. She is a major influence in feminist theory, feminist art history, and gender studies.[3] She is renowned for her innovative feminist approaches to art history which aim to deconstruct the lack of appreciation and importance of women in art as other than objects for the male gaze.[4]
Pollock conducts various studies that offer concrete historical analyses regarding the dynamics of the social structures that cause the sexual political environment within art history. Through her contributions to feminism, Pollock has written various texts exclusively focused on women in order to intentionally drift away from traditional art history that concentrated primarily on the work of male artists. Pollock's initiative enabled appreciation for female artists such as Mary Cassatt, Eva Hesse, and Charlotte Salomon.[4] Her theoretical and methodological innovations, including her book Vision and Difference 1988, are still influential, and many of her remarks apply to contemporary concerns such as the political subtexts for women portrayed in advertising.[3][4]
- ^ The International Who's Who of Women; 3rd ed.; ed. Elizabeth Sleeman, Europa Publications, 2002, p. 453
- ^ "Birthdays", The Guardian, p. 33, 11 March 2014
- ^ a b UCL History of Art: Griselda Pollock – Making Feminist Memories – Part 1, 10 March 2015, retrieved 11 December 2021
- ^ a b c Griselda Pollock's Vision and Difference. Macat Library. 21 February 2018. doi:10.4324/9781912284795. ISBN 978-1-912284-79-5.