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A Women’s History Month Tribute to Linda Nochlin
An overview of the contributions that Linda Nochlin has made to art historical scholarship.
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Emily Carr -- Canada's First Woman Artist
Emily Carr, Canada's first woman artist, created British Columbia by forcing us to see the beauty and energy of her "beloved land."
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Rebel With White Gloves
When told of his daughter's plans, this father said, "I would almost rather see you dead." But this young woman went on to establish herself as one of the leading artists of the Impressionist movement, as well as becoming one of the most well-known and respected artists in the world today. Meet Mary Cassatt.
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Rosalba Carriera: Woman Artist!
She became one of the few renowned women artists of her time popularizing the pastel portrait and the Rococo style.
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Theresa Bernstein's Life Touched THREE Centuries
Theresa Ferber Meyerowitz Bernstein died in mid-February in Manhattan, at the age of 111 years -nearly 112! Born in the 1800s, painted throughout all the 1900s, and died in the 2000s. Pretty amazing, and she was an excellent artist, to boot.
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Three Biographies of Women Artists
Biographies of female artists can be very inspiring. Arbus, Kahlo and O'Keefe's lives continue to fascinate and compel further acts of creation.
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Wild Spirit: The Work of Rosa Bonheur
An unconventional upbringing and resilient spirit combined to create a traditional yet controversial artist called Rosa Bonheur.
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Woman Artist Guerilla Girls Fight Sexism
The Guerilla Girls are women whose feminist posters and creative tactics have challenged the art world to recognize the talents of women artists and artists of color.
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Women Artists: Sudan and Egypt
Spotlight on artists from Sudan and Egypt, info and links to learn more and view their work.
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Not Intended for the Public: A Look at Amateur Women Painters
So far, we've studied professional women painters, but what of those artists who never intended to make a career of their work? This article will offer a brief sketch of the amateurs.
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A Biography of Emily Carr
Emily Carr is known throughout the world for her artwork but she was also an award winning writer.
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American Artist Alice Neel
Throughout her intense and independent life, Neel painted candid portraits of the famous and not-so-famous, and always maintained her true artistic vision.
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American Artist Georgia O'Keeffe
Brief biography of the world-famous painter, known for her large floral portraits and boldly spare landscapes painted in the southwestern desert.
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American Artist Lorena Bowser
A brief look at the life and career of artist Lorena Bowser, whose work has received critical acclaim.
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Artist Jane Peterson
Determined and adventurous Jane Peterson made great strides in the world of art.
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Artist Maria Izquierdo
Although not as well-known as Frida Kahlo, Maria Izquierdo's vividly unique paintings make her one of Mexico's premier 20th century artists.
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Becoming Georgia O'Keeffe
A glimpse into the student days and formative experiences that would make O'Keeffe an artistic icon.
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Berthe Morisot and Edouard Manet
Artist Berthe Morisot held her own among the male-dominated Impressionists, and her friendship with fellow painter Edouard Manet would influence her career and his own
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Book Review: Her Story by Charlotte S. Waisman
An excellent documentation of the contributions of 2000 American women from 1580 to 2008, many of whom have not been previously celebrated or recognized.
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French Artist Suzanne Valadon
Beautiful and free-spirited Suzanne Valadon went from artist's model to artist and led a truly bohemian life.
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Overcoming Obstacles in Late Nineteenth-Century France: Part I, Berthe Morisot
The restrictions of the lives of late nineteenth-century French women and how Berthe Morisot circumvented them.
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Finding a Feminist Community
Some places to meet other feminists for discussion, debate, and support.

Rousseau Cast Aside: Women Painters and the Absence of the Bourgeois Ideal
It is documented that women painters of the late eighteenth- and early nineteenth- century Parisian art world rarely represented the ideal of bourgeois motherhood in their oeuvres. Despite public opinion of a woman’s proper “place,” such paintings were approved for exhibition in the (often juried) Salons. Drawing upon historical, economic, and philosophical examples, I will explain two possible reasons for public toleration of this tendency and how it benefited the truly ambitious.
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American Artist Beatrice Wood
Multi-faceted and multi-talented ceramicist, artist, and writer Beatrice Wood spent over a century creating and inspiring until her death at age 105 in 1998.
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American Painter Elaine Fried de Kooning
Often overshadowed by her Abstract Expressionist husband Willem, Elaine de Kooning had her own distinct talent and undeniable flair for living.
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Helen McNicoll, Impressionist Painter
Using oil paints, Helen McNicoll created scenes of children, women, nature and flowers. Her skill with the brush gave her impressionist-style paintings beauty and life
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Indie Label Skipping Discs Puts A New Spin on “Tribute” CDs
Skipping Discs is a new record label out of northern Massachusetts that specializes in unsigned bands doing cover versions of songs by well-known artists. Their latest disc is “ Spiders From Venus: Indie Women Artists and Female-Fronted Bands Cover David Bowie.” Other Compilation CDs are “Love Her Madly: New Women Artists Cover The Doors” and the improbable but fun “Saturday Night Hay Fever” Bluegrass Artists Perform Disco Hits.”
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National Museum of Women in the Arts Features
Meet Lilla Cabot Perry, Jennie Augusta Brownscombe and Alice Bailly: three distinctly talented painters with works at The National Museum of Women in the Arts.
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Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll
Short biography of the talented and independent-minded daughter of England's Queen Victoria.
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Beyond the Surface: Labille-Guiard's Celebration of the Mind
Discussion of how Adélaïde Labille-Guiard's <i>Portrait of Madame Adélaïde</i> contrasts with contemporary portraits of women.
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Authorship and the Woman Painter II: Two Case Studies
How the misattributions of the portraits of Charlotte du Val d'Ognes and Dublin-Tornelle exemplify the denial of women's claim to agency in the traditional art historical canon.
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Jacques-Louis David and the Training of Professional Women Painters
A significant factor in the training of professional women painters of late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century France, David provided opportunities that many other teachers--male or female--either discouraged or simply did not make available.
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Oil Painters to Learn From...(Part Two)
This article continues the previous article, listing numerous oil painters who have marked history as accomplished painters in their fields.
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The Mystery of Aimee Duvivier
Brief sketch of the life and career of Aimée Duvivier, based on existing information.
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Art Museums in Helsinki, Finland
The best art museums in Helsinki, Finland, whether you are interested in modern, Scandinavian art or artworks created by old European masters.
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Disney Studios Artist' Tryout Book
Here's another step backwards in time: find out what Disney expected from its staff in 1938 in its Disney Studio Artist's Tryout Book.
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Judith Leyster - Lost and Found
Judith Leyster, Haarlem artist whose works were mistaken for those of Frans Hals for over two hundred years, was a great artist in her own right.
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Nothing Bad about The Wicked Wife
Review of the Suite University course "The Wicked Wife"
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Toni Morrison, Model and Artist
Discussion of Toni Morrison as a model for 20th century American literature.
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Who Was Rita Angus?
An art exhibition, a biography and a documentary movie reveal a strong but isolated artistic talent.
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Wyeth Family Tradition: Wonderous Strange IV
Finally! The end of the Wyeth Family Tradition: Wonderous Strange series of articles!
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"Yo' Mama's Last Supper"
A discussion of the controversial photograph "Yo' Mama's Last Supper" at the Brooklyn Museum of Art.
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Artistic Endeavour versus Decency: Women Art Students and the Male Nude Model in Early Nineteenth-Century Paris
Were women art students in Paris allowed to study from the live nude model before the late nineteenth century? Why was the issue so controversial?
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How To Find Biographical Information on the Internet
More than just "biographical" information, this article also includes people-finder resources and name etymology sites. Part One of a two part series.
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Phenomenal Woman Both Then & Now
Biography of history's foremost woman artist: Georgia Totto O'Keefe.
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Some Reasons behind the (Self-)Portrait (Part 1)
Part 1 of looking at possible reasons behind (self-)portraiture in late eighteenth-century France. Profiled in this article: Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun.
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Vice as Human, not Gendered
Two examples by Dutch Baroque artist Judith Leyster break from the "woman as Eve" paradigm and place the lieklihood of vice on both sexes.
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