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Welcome to the Obelisk Report. I use the data and visualizations on this page to audit Obelisk’s collection of artists and artworks and as a benchmarking tool for the diversity of our library. I'm committed to showcasing a global view of art history, and while there’s a long way to go, this report keeps me accountable and motivated. Take a look! And if you have an artist, artwork or other art history topic you'd like to see represented, contact me at [email protected].

— Reed

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4600
Artworks
545
Museums & Collections
342
Original Essays
548
Artists
169
Books & Artist Writings
178 k
Editorial Word Count

Artists by demographic

73% artwork by men
70% male artists
27% artwork by womxn
30% womxn artists
13% non-western art
17% non-western artists
6% LGBTQ artworks
6% LGBTQ artists

Artists from 103 countries

United States 95

France 85

Italy 60

England 44

Germany 27

Russia 21

Netherlands 18

Spain 13

Belgium 11

Switzerland 10

Japan 10

Austria 6

Australia 5

Canada 5

Czech Republic 5

China 5

Ukraine 5

Denmark 4

Poland 4

India 4

Vietnam 4

Sweden 3

Mexico 3

Romania 3

Cuba 3

Finland 3

Democratic Republic of Congo 3

South Korea 3

Norway 2

Belarus 2

Lithuania 2

Ireland 2

Iceland 2

Brazil 2

Uruguay 2

Morocco 2

Nigeria 2

Ghana 2

Luxembourg 2

Moldova 2

Ecuador 2

Scotland 1

Portugal 1

Turkey 1

Iraq 1

Egypt 1

Iran 1

Argentina 1

Hungary 1

Venezuela 1

Greece 1

Latvia 1

New Zealand 1

Taiwan 1

Wales 1

Haiti 1

Armenia 1

Ethiopia 1

Croatia 1

Bolivia 1

Algeria 1

Namibia 1

Kazakhstan 1

Chile 1

South Africa 1

Tanzania 1

Peru 1

Sudan 1

Syria 1

Lebanon 1

Saudi Arabia 1

Colombia 1

Guyana 1

Serbia 1

Thailand 1

Bulgaria 1

Estonia 1

Slovenia 1

Albania 1

Cyprus 1

North Korea 1

Philippines 1

Zimbabwe 1

Barbados 1

Slovakia 1

Georgia 1

Malaysia 1

Nicaragua 1

Turkmenistan 1

Jamaica 1

Azerbaijan 1

Bosnia and Herzegovina 1

Bangladesh 1

Costa Rica 1

Guatemala 1

Honduras 1

Montenegro 1

Myanmar 1

Mozambique 1

Puerto Rico 1

Togo 1

Uzbekistan 1

Zambia 1

79 countries with no posted artists (yet)

Qatar, Tunisia, Israel, Pakistan, Suriname, Mali, Cambodia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malta, Crimea, Greenland, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, Afghanistan, Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Brunei Darussalam, Bahamas, Bhutan, Botswana, Belize, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Western Sahara, Eritrea, Falkland Islands, Gabon, French Guiana, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, Macedonia, Mongolia, Mauritania, Malawi, Niger, Nepal, Oman, Panama, Palestinian Territories, Paraguay, Rwanda, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, El Salvador, Swaziland, Chad, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Tajikistan, Uganda, Trinidad and Tobago, Timor-Leste, Yemen, Federated States of Micronesia,

Works by historical date

3rd ML, BCE

40 works

2nd ML, BCE

52 works

1st ML, BCE

113 works

1st ML, CE

84 works

11th Century

11 works

12th Century

20 works

13th Century

25 works

14th Century

31 works

1400s

1 works

1410s

4 works

1420s

11 works

1430s

13 works

1440s

2 works

1450s

4 works

1460s

5 works

1470s

11 works

1480s

9 works

1490s

15 works

1500s

33 works

1510s

28 works

1520s

14 works

1530s

4 works

1540s

15 works

1550s

18 works

1560s

27 works

1570s

6 works

1580s

8 works

1590s

22 works

1600s

21 works

1610s

27 works

1620s

13 works

1630s

31 works

1640s

6 works

1650s

17 works

1660s

35 works

1670s

23 works

1680s

3 works

1690s

6 works

1700s

5 works

1710s

3 works

1720s

12 works

1730s

6 works

1740s

6 works

1750s

22 works

1760s

25 works

1770s

31 works

1780s

30 works

1790s

27 works

1800s

28 works

1810s

24 works

1820s

34 works

1830s

51 works

1840s

51 works

1850s

51 works

1860s

122 works

1870s

158 works

1880s

260 works

1890s

226 works

1900s

257 works

1910s

427 works

1920s

255 works

1930s

204 works

1940s

220 works

1950s

145 works

1960s

170 works

1970s

147 works

1980s

78 works

1990s

60 works

2000s

27 works

2010s

22 works

Submission cadence

January, 2015

118 new pages

74 artworks12 artists32 collections

February, 2015

252 new pages

174 artworks14 artists26 writings38 collections

March, 2015

257 new pages

187 artworks16 artists19 writings35 collections

April, 2015

61 new pages

46 artworks3 artists2 writings10 collections

May, 2015

66 new pages

47 artworks2 artists11 writings6 collections

June, 2015

78 new pages

56 artworks5 artists2 writings15 collections

July, 2015

0 new pages

August, 2015

0 new pages

September, 2015

170 new pages

130 artworks12 artists6 writings22 collections

October, 2015

116 new pages

96 artworks6 artists2 writings12 collections

November, 2015

52 new pages

46 artworks1 writings5 collections

December, 2015

0 new pages

January, 2016

183 new pages

137 artworks18 artists11 writings17 collections

February, 2016

303 new pages

229 artworks19 artists21 writings34 collections

March, 2016

94 new pages

68 artworks7 artists9 writings10 collections

April, 2016

95 new pages

76 artworks6 artists1 writings12 collections

May, 2016

162 new pages

141 artworks8 artists2 writings11 collections

June, 2016

29 new pages

24 artworks4 artists1 collections

July, 2016

0 new pages

August, 2016

0 new pages

September, 2016

103 new pages

82 artworks7 artists8 writings6 collections

October, 2016

46 new pages

34 artworks1 artists7 writings4 collections

November, 2016

2 new pages

1 artworks1 writings

December, 2016

8 new pages

4 artworks1 artists3 writings

January, 2017

16 new pages

14 artworks1 artists1 collections

February, 2017

75 new pages

59 artworks7 artists2 writings7 collections

March, 2017

60 new pages

13 artworks1 artists44 writings2 collections

April, 2017

42 new pages

23 artworks2 artists10 writings7 collections

May, 2017

162 new pages

119 artworks14 artists14 writings15 collections

June, 2017

48 new pages

12 artworks1 artists18 writings2 collections15 architecture

July, 2017

206 new pages

69 artworks5 artists126 writings4 collections2 architecture

August, 2017

275 new pages

194 artworks14 artists47 writings19 collections1 architecture

September, 2017

207 new pages

155 artworks52 artists

October, 2017

139 new pages

137 artworks1 artists1 collections

November, 2017

5 new pages

3 artworks2 artists

December, 2017

0 new pages

January, 2018

13 new pages

11 artworks1 artists1 architecture

February, 2018

4 new pages

3 artworks1 collections

March, 2018

85 new pages

68 artworks10 artists1 writings6 collections

April, 2018

68 new pages

42 artworks22 artists4 collections

May, 2018

49 new pages

19 artworks5 artists1 writings2 collections22 architecture

June, 2018

58 new pages

35 artworks4 artists7 collections12 architecture

July, 2018

83 new pages

46 artworks2 artists3 writings7 collections25 architecture

August, 2018

197 new pages

168 artworks11 artists10 collections8 architecture

September, 2018

87 new pages

44 artworks20 artists10 collections13 architecture

October, 2018

163 new pages

124 artworks21 artists6 writings12 collections

November, 2018

49 new pages

41 artworks2 artists1 writings5 collections

December, 2018

25 new pages

20 artworks2 artists3 collections

January, 2019

20 new pages

6 artworks12 artists2 collections

February, 2019

152 new pages

116 artworks17 artists1 writings18 collections

March, 2019

92 new pages

72 artworks13 artists1 writings6 collections

April, 2019

31 new pages

26 artworks3 artists2 collections

May, 2019

6 new pages

5 artworks1 collections

June, 2019

7 new pages

7 writings

July, 2019

5 new pages

5 artworks

August, 2019

1 new pages

1 artworks

September, 2019

14 new pages

9 artworks1 artists4 collections

October, 2019

43 new pages

37 artworks4 artists2 collections

November, 2019

57 new pages

43 artworks10 artists4 collections

December, 2019

0 new pages

January, 2020

25 new pages

21 artworks3 artists1 collections

February, 2020

107 new pages

94 artworks6 artists7 collections

March, 2020

222 new pages

193 artworks10 artists19 collections

April, 2020

78 new pages

59 artworks13 artists6 collections

May, 2020

55 new pages

48 artworks2 artists5 collections

June, 2020

93 new pages

77 artworks9 artists7 collections

July, 2020

24 new pages

18 artworks3 artists3 collections

August, 2020

11 new pages

10 artworks1 architecture

September, 2020

1 new pages

1 artists

October, 2020

0 new pages

November, 2020

91 new pages

68 artworks14 artists9 collections

December, 2020

0 new pages

January, 2021

21 new pages

15 artworks5 artists1 collections

February, 2021

0 new pages

March, 2021

1 new pages

1 artists

April, 2021

7 new pages

7 artists

May, 2021

0 new pages

June, 2021

52 new pages

39 artworks9 artists4 collections

July, 2021

2 new pages

2 artworks

August, 2021

34 new pages

27 artworks5 artists1 writings1 collections

September, 2021

32 new pages

27 artworks4 artists1 collections

October, 2021

43 new pages

37 artworks2 artists4 collections

November, 2021

6 new pages

6 artworks

December, 2021

10 new pages

7 artworks3 artists

January, 2022

23 new pages

19 artworks3 artists1 collections

February, 2022

1 new pages

1 artists

March, 2022

0 new pages

April, 2022

3 new pages

3 artworks

May, 2022

5 new pages

5 artworks

June, 2022

0 new pages

July, 2022

90 new pages

84 artworks4 artists1 writings1 collections

August, 2022

90 new pages

77 artworks10 artists3 collections

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