Autoportrait Day 177~ Margo Humphrey

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A random survey of self-portraits created by women through the centuries

American printmaker, illustrator, and educator Margo Humphrey (born 1942)

1. Portrait of the Artist on the way to the store for more nectarines and oranges, 1981
Lithograph, edition of 25 / Various collections

2. The History of Her Life Written Across Her Face, 1991
Lithograph with copper leaf and collage additions, edition of 30
Various collections including MoMA, NYC

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Autoportrait Day 176~ Louise Jopling

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A random survey of self-portraits created by women through the centuries

Painter, writer, and educator Louise Jopling (1843-1933)

1. Self Portrait of Artist at Easel, 1875 / Oil on Canvas / Private collection

2. Self-portrait No 2 in Red, 1875/1878 / Oil on panel / Private collection

3. Self Portrait, 1877 / Oil on panel / Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester, UK

4. Self-Portrait No. 4, 1888 / Pastel on paper / Jopling family collection
Unfortunately, the only image I could find was a small one in a pdf file: http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/146789/1/146789.pdf

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Autoportrait Day 174~ Germaine Krull

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A random survey of self-portraits created by women through the centuries

Photographer and photojournalist Germaine Krull (1897-1985)

1. Self-Portrait with Cigarette, 1925 / Gelatin silver print / Various collections including MoMA, NYC

2. Self-portrait, Paris, 1927 / Gelatin silver print / Various collections including Ann and Jürgen Wilde Foundation, Munich

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This article includes a link to a pdf file of Germaine Krull’s groundbreaking 1928 photo book Métal:
(scroll down towards the bottom)  https://monoskop.org/Germaine_Krull

Autoportrait Day 173~ Giselle Kuster

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A random survey of self-portraits created by women through the centuries

Dutch artist and designer Giselle van Essen Kuster (1911-1972)

1. Untitled (self-portrait), 1945 / Oil on canvas / Museum van Bommel van Dam, Venlo, Netherlands

2. Self-portrait / c.1950 / Private collection

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Autoportrait Day 171~ Mary Seton Watts

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English artist, designer, and social reformer
Mary Seton Fraser Tytler Watts (1849-1938)

Self-Portrait, 1882 / Watercolor on paper / Watts Gallery, Compton, Surrey, UK

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Autoportrait Day 170~ Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney

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American sculptor, art patron, and collector
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875-1942)

Chinoise (detail), 1913 / Gilt plaster / Private collection
Original version from which two bronze and one limestone examples were later made;
limestone version in Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC

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