JOYCE WIELAND "ENTER" DRAWING, 1962 Art and Gender The intricate layers

The intricate layers

While many first associate Weegee (aka Arthur Fellig) with New York City crime scenes

Sitting with regal obedience in the courtyard

Provenance: the Estate of Larry Zox

showcasing their sometimes pearly exterior and multiple tentacles

JOYCE WIELAND "ENTER" DRAWING, 1962 Art and Gender The intricate layersJoyce Wieland (1931 1998) is one of the most accomplished and versatile Canadian artists. She achieved a level of commercial and critical success in her lifetime that was exceptional for a woman in her era in a male dominated field. Wieland established new benchmarks for what was possible for a female artist to achieve. Notably, she was the first female artist to have a solo exhibition at the National Gallery (Ottawa) in 1971. Many of her innovative