Megan Marshall Quotes

In Allston, As Generous As He Was With His Praise And Encouragement, Sophia Had Come Face-to-face With The Male Art Establishment And Its Aesthetic. She Had Encountered It Before When She Was Hustled Out Of Thomas Doughty's Studio While A Men's Painting Class Was In Session. More Recently, At A Gathering In The Reverend Channing's Parlor, She Had Been Stunned When The Minister Had Quoted The Influential British Artist Henry Fuseli's Sneering Observation That There Was "no Fist" In Women's Painting - And Then Demanded Sophia's Response. Flustered, Sophia Had "sunk Away Into My Shell," Unable To Speak, She Confided In Her Journal. She Had Enough Trouble Summoning The Confidence To Paint Each Day, Let Alone Defend Women Artists As A Class. Channing's Question Struck To The Heart Of Sophia's Ambivalence About Taking The Initiative To Create Original Works Of Art. Virtually

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