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The gap I came across was found when I typed in "women artists" and examined which time periods and locations were covered. Under the section "20th Century", there were few, if any, examples of female Indian artists. There is quite an expansive list of female artists, but most are American or European (but you have to find this out by following the links). Without any valuable information about this topic, it conveys the sense that art by women in India is not important, or that there are no female artists from this time. Additionally, there is no page for "men artists", just "artists". I was also perplexed why the "list of Indian women artists" was not linked to this page. Under the "Women in India" page, in the subsection "Notable Indian women", there is only one painter listed, Anjolie Ela Menon. hope to find a brief history of art by women in India, as well as some examples of female artists from this country and period.

The first edit I would make to this page is link the "list of Indian women artists" found here:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indian_women_artists. Note there is no artist listed that predates the 1930s.

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"Notable women artists from this period include: Amrita Sher- Gil, Anjolie Ela Menon, Anupam Sud, Arpita Singh, Bharti Kher,B. Prabha, Maya Burman, Dayanita Singh, Gogi Saroj Pal, Hema Upadhyay, Iloosh Ahluwalia, Ketaki Pimpalkhare, Nirali Dineshchandra Thakker, Pamella Bordes, Prafulla Dahanukar, Reema Bansal, Reena Saini Kallat, Rooma Mehra, Brishma Dhaliwal, Surekha, Saadiya Kochar, Shweta Gag, and Bharti Dayal.

The "ascription of art within gendered categories was a rarity in the early 20th century, when to be a woman and an artist in the public sphere implied choices that went against established art-historical norms. Additionally, after "the advent of the British on the Indian scene, a number of changes took place... [The] traditional way of life, socio-economic-cultural set-up and values received a rude jolt. The situation in the field of art was no less dismal. The days of traditional schools were over." India was in need of artistic leadership and inspiration. "In this context, Amrita Sher-Gil (1913-41) emerged as one of the most significant artists in pre-Independence India". One of her pieces, "Two Girls" has been argued to be reminiscent of Frida Kahlo's "Two Fridas". '"Two Girls" was preceded by a number of paintings by Sher-Gil of the female nude. Notable images include "Torso" (1931), "Sleep" (1933), a painting of her sister Indira in slumber, and "Professional Model" (figure 2) painted in 1933.'

Anjolie Ela Menon is an "Indian, 20th century, female [artist]. Born 1940, in India, to American and Bengali parents'. Her works include figure paintings, murals, and furniture. "After training in India, in Bombay (now Mumbai) and New Delhi, Anjolie Ela Menon studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris from 1961 to 1962. She lives and works in New Delhi". "Menon’s preferred medium was oil on masonite, which she applied by using a series of translucent colours and thin washes. In addition to her paintings and murals, Menon worked in several other mediums, including computer graphics and Murano glass. She considered her style to be an antithesis of modern and postmodern techniques in which paint was applied thickly on canvas."

"Dayanita Singh is an artist. Her medium is photography and the book is her primary form. She was born in 1961 in New Delhi. She studied Visual Communication at the National Insitute of Design in Ahmedabad and Documentary Photography at the International Center of Photography in New York. She has published twelve books: Zakir Hussain (1986), Myself, Mona Ahmed (2001), Privacy (2003), Chairs (2005), Go Away Closer (2007), Sent A Letter (2008), Blue Book (2009), Dream Villa (2010), Dayanita Singh (2010), House of Love (2011), File Room (2013), and Museum of Chance (2014)."

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