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Why Can Artists Be Great Mothers?

Insightful Article - A Must Read: Full Article here:  http://nytlive.nytimes.com/womenintheworld/2015/05/21/why-cant-great-artists-be-mothers/ "The art world is full of enduring stereotypes. There’s the  myth of the starving artist .  The crazy artist .  The hermit artist . And then there’s  the childless artist — a woman (yes, she’s usually  female ) so fervidly dedicated to her craft that there’s no room in her life for motherhood . Indeed, some of the greatest visual artists —  Georgia O’Keefe ,  Frida Kahlo , and  Lee Krasner  — had no children. Kids and their constant battery of needs, the argument goes, are incompatible with true creativity. Art is supposed to be an all-consuming enterprise —  and now modern parenting is too ." Related articles Street Artist Compares Donald Trump to Hitler Teaching for Artistic Behaviors An artist. What is it to you? ShowFlipper.com offers artists from 50 countries across the wor...