«[...] everyone recognized the seriousness of intent and artistic qualities, but there was always a certain diffidence. In 1937 a woman was almost impossible to be taken seriously: a racial prevention relegated the female to the role of "amateurs". Being able to reach a certain consideration, circumscribed within the limits of male complacency, could be relatively easy at the beginning, but overcoming the barrier that at one time stood between the woman and the achievement of higher recognition was practically impossible. » Lia Pasqualino Noto, early 80s Lia Pasqualino Noto (Palermo, 22 August 1909 - Palermo, 25 February 1998), Italian painter, art collector and Italian gallery owner. [Google translation of https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lia_Pasqualino_Noto]

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