1 9 4 4 ▁in ▁an ▁American ▁Art ist ▁magazine , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁author ▁question ed , ▁" Str ange , ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁not ▁recognized ▁far ▁and ▁wide ▁as ▁among ▁the ▁ab l est , ▁most ▁distinguished ▁women ▁pain ters ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ." ▁S par h awk - J ones ▁may ▁not ▁have ▁att ained ▁greater ▁fame , ▁because ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁" glass ▁ce iling " ▁for ▁women ▁artists ▁that ▁prevent ed ▁them ▁from ▁att aining ▁significant ▁not or iety , ▁according ▁to ▁bi ograph er ▁Town send ▁Lud ington . ▁Jerry ▁Salt z ▁of ▁the ▁Village ▁Vo ice , ▁for ▁example , ▁found ▁that ▁modern ▁women ▁pain ters , ▁born ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁only ▁account ed ▁for ▁ 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁paint ings ▁in ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁Modern ▁Art ' s ▁permanent ▁collection , ▁which ▁includes ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁paint ings , ▁Start led ▁Woman . ▁Barbara ▁Le hmen ▁Smith ▁post ulated ▁about ▁additional ▁theories . ▁For ▁instance , ▁it ▁could ▁also ▁have ▁been ▁because ▁she ▁didn ' t ▁promote ▁her ▁paint ings , ▁further ▁complicated ▁by ▁her ▁destruction ▁of ▁paint ings ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁ill . ▁Another ▁theory ▁is ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁not ▁taken ▁seriously ▁because ▁of ▁her ▁periods ▁of ▁mental ▁ill ness . ▁ ▁An ▁exhibition ▁of ▁her ▁water color ▁paint ings ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁PA FA ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1