Articles related to "Women Artists"
A Women’s History Month Tribute to Linda Nochlin
An overview of the contributions that Linda Nochlin has made to art historical scholarship.
nochlin • feminism • women • artist • women artists
An overview of the contributions that Linda Nochlin has made to art historical scholarship.
nochlin • feminism • women • artist • women artists
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."
emily carr • victoria • vancouver island • british columbia • canada
Emily Carr, Canada's first woman artist, created British Columbia by forcing us to see the beauty and energy of her "beloved land."
emily carr • victoria • vancouver island • british columbia • canada
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.
mary cassatt • impressionism • edgar degas • american • women
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.
mary cassatt • impressionism • edgar degas • american • women
Rosalba Carriera: Woman Artist!
She became one of the few renowned women artists of her time popularizing the pastel portrait and the Rococo style.
art • artists • artist • graphic • graphic artists
She became one of the few renowned women artists of her time popularizing the pastel portrait and the Rococo style.
art • artists • artist • graphic • graphic artists
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.
suite101 • art students' league • theresa bernstein • ash can school • woman artist
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.
suite101 • art students' league • theresa bernstein • ash can school • woman artist
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.
biographies of artists • patricia bosworth • hayden herrera • roxana robinson • the lives of female 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.
biographies of artists • patricia bosworth • hayden herrera • roxana robinson • the lives of female artists
Wild Spirit: The Work of Rosa Bonheur
An unconventional upbringing and resilient spirit combined to create a traditional yet controversial artist called Rosa Bonheur.
rosa bonheur • animal art • painting • woman artist • french art
An unconventional upbringing and resilient spirit combined to create a traditional yet controversial artist called Rosa Bonheur.
rosa bonheur • animal art • painting • woman artist • french art
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.
guerilla girls • feminist art movements • feminist art • racism in art • sexism in art
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.
guerilla girls • feminist art movements • feminist art • racism in art • sexism in art
Women Artists - Hannah Wilke
A pioneer of feminist art and prominent figure of the downtown New York art scene, Hannah Wilke worked in media including sculpture, photography and performance art.
hannah wilke • women artists • performance art • feminist art • body art
A pioneer of feminist art and prominent figure of the downtown New York art scene, Hannah Wilke worked in media including sculpture, photography and performance art.
hannah wilke • women artists • performance art • feminist art • body art
Women Artists - Tracey Emin
Few contemporary artists have captured the attention of the media and public like Tracey Emin, famous for her confessional artwork and outrageous persona.
tracey emin • contemporary british artist • famous women artists • confessional art • feminist art
Few contemporary artists have captured the attention of the media and public like Tracey Emin, famous for her confessional artwork and outrageous persona.
tracey emin • contemporary british artist • famous women artists • confessional art • feminist art
Women Artists An Illustrated History – Review
A chronological survey, by historian Nancy G. Heller, of the work and life of American and European women painters and sculptors, from the Middle Ages to modern times.
women artists an illustrated history • nancy g. heller • marie louise elisabeth vigée-lebrun • lady elizabeth butler • margareta haverman
A chronological survey, by historian Nancy G. Heller, of the work and life of American and European women painters and sculptors, from the Middle Ages to modern times.
women artists an illustrated history • nancy g. heller • marie louise elisabeth vigée-lebrun • lady elizabeth butler • margareta haverman
Women Artists: Sudan and Egypt
Spotlight on artists from Sudan and Egypt, info and links to learn more and view their work.
arab art
Spotlight on artists from Sudan and Egypt, info and links to learn more and view their work.
arab art
Artists Georgia O'Keeffe and Sonia Delaunay
Georgia O'Keeffe and Sonia Delaunay's early abstract works showed a gorgeous use of color and form and put the artists on an equal level with their male contemporaries.
georgia o'keeffe • sonia delaunay • women artists • robert delaunay • orphism
Georgia O'Keeffe and Sonia Delaunay's early abstract works showed a gorgeous use of color and form and put the artists on an equal level with their male contemporaries.
georgia o'keeffe • sonia delaunay • women artists • robert delaunay • orphism
Two Critical Views of Women and Art
Two essays, one written in 1971 and the other in 1994, look at the evolving ways women create and relate to art.
art history • feminist art • feminist theory and art • camille paglia • underrepresentation of women artists
Two essays, one written in 1971 and the other in 1994, look at the evolving ways women create and relate to art.
art history • feminist art • feminist theory and art • camille paglia • underrepresentation of women artists
WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution
Originating at the LA Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), "WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution" has sparked renewed interest and debate in feminist art.
wack! art and the feminist revolution • feminist art history • women artists 1970s • contemporary women artists • avant garde art
Originating at the LA Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), "WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution" has sparked renewed interest and debate in feminist art.
wack! art and the feminist revolution • feminist art history • women artists 1970s • contemporary women artists • avant garde art
Three Women Artists Who Rocked Art History
While men seem to be the focus of art history there are many women artists who are equally as important including Mary Cassatt, Imogen Cunningham and Georgia OKeeffe.
women in art history • georgia okeeffe • imogen cunningham • mary cassatt • female artists
While men seem to be the focus of art history there are many women artists who are equally as important including Mary Cassatt, Imogen Cunningham and Georgia OKeeffe.
women in art history • georgia okeeffe • imogen cunningham • mary cassatt • female artists
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.
amateurs • watercolour • domestic • anonymous
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.
amateurs • watercolour • domestic • anonymous
A Biography of Emily Carr
Emily Carr is known throughout the world for her artwork but she was also an award winning writer.
canadian artist • canadian woman artist • famous painters • woman painters • emily carr
Emily Carr is known throughout the world for her artwork but she was also an award winning writer.
canadian artist • canadian woman artist • famous painters • woman painters • emily carr
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.
alice neel • american women artists • american painters • kenneth fearing • portrait painters
Throughout her intense and independent life, Neel painted candid portraits of the famous and not-so-famous, and always maintained her true artistic vision.
alice neel • american women artists • american painters • kenneth fearing • portrait painters
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.
georgia o'keeffe • biography • american artists • alfred stieglitz • american painters
Brief biography of the world-famous painter, known for her large floral portraits and boldly spare landscapes painted in the southwestern desert.
georgia o'keeffe • biography • american artists • alfred stieglitz • american painters
American Artist Lorena Bowser
A brief look at the life and career of artist Lorena Bowser, whose work has received critical acclaim.
lorena bowser • artist lorena • ink on newspaper • sculpture • paintings
A brief look at the life and career of artist Lorena Bowser, whose work has received critical acclaim.
lorena bowser • artist lorena • ink on newspaper • sculpture • paintings
Artist Jane Peterson
Determined and adventurous Jane Peterson made great strides in the world of art.
jane peterson • american artists • georgia o'keeffe • john singer sargent • arthur wesley dow
Determined and adventurous Jane Peterson made great strides in the world of art.
jane peterson • american artists • georgia o'keeffe • john singer sargent • arthur wesley dow
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.
maria izquierdo • frida kahlo • rufino tamayo • diego rivera • women artists
Although not as well-known as Frida Kahlo, Maria Izquierdo's vividly unique paintings make her one of Mexico's premier 20th century artists.
maria izquierdo • frida kahlo • rufino tamayo • diego rivera • women artists
Artist Mary Cassatt in Spain
Best known for her loving scenes of mothers and children, Mary Cassatt also painted an 1873 series of Spanish works that showed an adventurously emerging talent.
mary cassatt • edgar degas • edouard manet • diego velazquez • french impressionist painters
Best known for her loving scenes of mothers and children, Mary Cassatt also painted an 1873 series of Spanish works that showed an adventurously emerging talent.
mary cassatt • edgar degas • edouard manet • diego velazquez • french impressionist painters
Becoming Georgia O'Keeffe
A glimpse into the student days and formative experiences that would make O'Keeffe an artistic icon.
georgia o'keeffe • american women artists • anita pollitzer • william merritt chase • a woman on paper
A glimpse into the student days and formative experiences that would make O'Keeffe an artistic icon.
georgia o'keeffe • american women artists • anita pollitzer • william merritt chase • a woman on paper
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
berthe morisot • edouard manet • french impressionists • edgar degas • mary cassatt
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
berthe morisot • edouard manet • french impressionists • edgar degas • mary cassatt
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.
her story • women who changed america • women pioneers for change • women activists • womens history
An excellent documentation of the contributions of 2000 American women from 1580 to 2008, many of whom have not been previously celebrated or recognized.
her story • women who changed america • women pioneers for change • women activists • womens history
Feminist Art History and Self-Representation
Rococo painter Vigée-Le Brun's self-portrait is an example of a woman art practitioner who asserted her position as a serious artist in the French 18th century art.
feminist art history • elisabeth-louise vigée-le brun • self portraiture • self representation • french art
Rococo painter Vigée-Le Brun's self-portrait is an example of a woman art practitioner who asserted her position as a serious artist in the French 18th century art.
feminist art history • elisabeth-louise vigée-le brun • self portraiture • self representation • french art
Feminist Art History and Woman's Career in Art
The French painter Elisabeth-Louise Vigée-Le Brun (1775-1842) managed to forge a career and earn a living as a professional artist in the patriarchal milieu of the time.
elisabeth-louise vigée-le brun • feminist art history • woman artist • royal academy • peace bringing abudance
The French painter Elisabeth-Louise Vigée-Le Brun (1775-1842) managed to forge a career and earn a living as a professional artist in the patriarchal milieu of the time.
elisabeth-louise vigée-le brun • feminist art history • woman artist • royal academy • peace bringing abudance
French Artist Suzanne Valadon
Beautiful and free-spirited Suzanne Valadon went from artist's model to artist and led a truly bohemian life.
suzanne valadon • pierre-auguste renoir • edgar degas • henri toulouse-lautrec • maurice utrillo
Beautiful and free-spirited Suzanne Valadon went from artist's model to artist and led a truly bohemian life.
suzanne valadon • pierre-auguste renoir • edgar degas • henri toulouse-lautrec • maurice utrillo
Georgia O'Keeffe and Lake George
In the early 1920s, Georgia O'Keeffe's long, hot, crowded upstate New York summers with the Stieglitz clan prompted her to turn an old shack into a creative retreat.
georgia o'keeffe • alfred stieglitz • arthur dove • marsden hartley • lake george
In the early 1920s, Georgia O'Keeffe's long, hot, crowded upstate New York summers with the Stieglitz clan prompted her to turn an old shack into a creative retreat.
georgia o'keeffe • alfred stieglitz • arthur dove • marsden hartley • lake george
Lara Baladi's Kaleidoscope
Undoubtedly, one of the most compelling works at The Kennedy Centre's Arabesque is Lara Baladi's interactive video installation, Kaleidoscope.
lara baladi • arabesque • robba veccia • the kennedy center • contemporary arab art
Undoubtedly, one of the most compelling works at The Kennedy Centre's Arabesque is Lara Baladi's interactive video installation, Kaleidoscope.
lara baladi • arabesque • robba veccia • the kennedy center • contemporary arab art
Late 19th Century Scenes of Summer
Three paintings by American-born artists Winslow Homer, Mary Cassatt and Thomas Eakins captured new views of the Good Old Summertime.
winslow homer • mary cassatt • thomas eakins • japonisme • walt whitman
Three paintings by American-born artists Winslow Homer, Mary Cassatt and Thomas Eakins captured new views of the Good Old Summertime.
winslow homer • mary cassatt • thomas eakins • japonisme • walt whitman
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.
morisot • impressionism
The restrictions of the lives of late nineteenth-century French women and how Berthe Morisot circumvented them.
morisot • impressionism
Finding a Feminist Community
Some places to meet other feminists for discussion, debate, and support.
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.
rousseau • women • bourgeois • motherhood • painting
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.
rousseau • women • bourgeois • motherhood • painting
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.
beatrice wood • marcel duchamp • dada • american pottery • american women artists
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.
beatrice wood • marcel duchamp • dada • american pottery • american women artists
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.
elaine de kooning • willem de kooning • abstract expressionist painters • abstract expressionism • women artists
Often overshadowed by her Abstract Expressionist husband Willem, Elaine de Kooning had her own distinct talent and undeniable flair for living.
elaine de kooning • willem de kooning • abstract expressionist painters • abstract expressionism • women artists
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
helen galloway mcnicoll • helen mcnicoll impressionist painter • helen mcnicoll deaf artist • famous canadian woman artist • art association of montreal
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
helen galloway mcnicoll • helen mcnicoll impressionist painter • helen mcnicoll deaf artist • famous canadian woman artist • art association of montreal
Images of Autumn
The glory of autumn in paintings by artists Mary Cassatt, John William Godward, Franklin Carmichael and Emily Carr.
mary cassatt • john william godward • franklin carmichael • emily carr • autumn scenes in art
The glory of autumn in paintings by artists Mary Cassatt, John William Godward, Franklin Carmichael and Emily Carr.
mary cassatt • john william godward • franklin carmichael • emily carr • autumn scenes in art
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.”
cover versions • david bowie • doors • joe jackson • independant record labels
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.”
cover versions • david bowie • doors • joe jackson • independant record labels
Marie Bashkirtseff
Before an untimely death from tuberculosis, Marie Bashkirtseff began a promising art career and kept vast journals detailing her unique perspective and life.
marie bashkirtseff • women artists • guy de maupassant • 19th century artists • russian artists
Before an untimely death from tuberculosis, Marie Bashkirtseff began a promising art career and kept vast journals detailing her unique perspective and life.
marie bashkirtseff • women artists • guy de maupassant • 19th century artists • russian artists
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.
national museum of women in the arts • lilla cabot perry • jennie augusta brownscombe • alice bailly • claude monet
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.
national museum of women in the arts • lilla cabot perry • jennie augusta brownscombe • alice bailly • claude monet
Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll
Short biography of the talented and independent-minded daughter of England's Queen Victoria.
princess louise • duchess of argyll • queen victoria • victorian artists • sir joseph boehm
Short biography of the talented and independent-minded daughter of England's Queen Victoria.
princess louise • duchess of argyll • queen victoria • victorian artists • sir joseph boehm
Vinnie Ream
Vinnie Ream's talent was obvious to anyone who spent time in her studio. It's how she played powerful men to showcase that talent that makes for interesting conversation.
abraham lincoln • washington • d.c. • senator charles sumner • the civil war
Vinnie Ream's talent was obvious to anyone who spent time in her studio. It's how she played powerful men to showcase that talent that makes for interesting conversation.
abraham lincoln • washington • d.c. • senator charles sumner • the civil war
Judy Chicago and The Dinner Party
Chicago's 'The Dinner Party' is one of the most important works of art in terms of feminist art history and a controversial piece of the 20th century American Art.
feminist art history • judy chicago • the dinner party • american art • 20th century art
Chicago's 'The Dinner Party' is one of the most important works of art in terms of feminist art history and a controversial piece of the 20th century American Art.
feminist art history • judy chicago • the dinner party • american art • 20th century art
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.
labille-guiard • madame adélaïde • portrait
Discussion of how Adélaïde Labille-Guiard's <i>Portrait of Madame Adélaïde</i> contrasts with contemporary portraits of women.
labille-guiard • madame adélaïde • portrait
Holiday Shopping At The Museum or I didn't know they had that!
The Art of Shopping
martha stewart • christmas • season • holiday • museum
The Art of Shopping
martha stewart • christmas • season • holiday • museum
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.
authorship • jacques-louis david • charpentier • villers • labille-guiard
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.
authorship • jacques-louis david • charpentier • villers • labille-guiard
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.
jacques-louis david • mongez • frémiet • rude • history painting
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.
jacques-louis david • mongez • frémiet • rude • history painting
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