Traditionally the Nude was used to express formulations about life as larger-than-life, as Heroic or Ideal... The nude is not a 'genre' subject.

- Isabel Bishop

I didn't want to be a woman artist. I just wanted to be an artist.

- Isabel Bishop

The nude, if you tackle it, is a very fascinating subject, especially for a woman.

- Isabel Bishop

I hope my work is recognizable as being by a woman, though I certainly would never deliberately make it feminine in any way, in subject or treatment.…

- Isabel Bishop