A random survey of self-portraits created by women through the centuries
American cartoonist Rosalind “Roz” Chast (born 1954)

This is a drawing of me looking at a drawing of me, 2008 / Watercolor and ink on paper

This is a drawing of me looking at a drawing of me, 2008 / Watercolor and ink on paper



2. Self-Portrait, 1744 / Oil on canvas / Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy

3. Self-Portrait, 1766 / Oil on canvas / Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy

1. Self Portrait, ND / Oil on canvas / Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales, Montevideo, Uruguay

2. Self Portrait, 1960 / Pencil on paper / Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales, Montevideo, Uruguay

American Gothic, 2012 / Wallhanging: wood, stoneware, adobe, goose feather / Penn Museum, Philadelphia, PA
“American Gothic is about the personal relationship with the masculine and feminine parts of myself.”


1. Ida Kar by Ida Kar, 1933 / 2-1/4 film negative / National Portrait Gallery, UK

2. Ida Kar by Ida Kar, 1955 / Vintage bromide print / National Portrait Gallery, UK

3. Ida Kar by Ida Kar, 1956 / Vintage bromide print / National Portrait Gallery, UK

4. Ida Kar by Ida Kar, c.1960 / Color Agfa print / National Portrait Gallery, UK

Self-Portrait, 1672 / Oil on canvas / Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Susie Cooper by Susie Cooper, c.1933 / Ceramic mask / National Portrait Gallery, UK

1. Self Portrait, 1964 / Oil on canvas / American Folk Art Museum, NYC

2. Self Portrait, 1978 / Oil on canvas / American Folk Art Museum, NYC

3. Mattie in the Morning Glories, 1992 / Oil on canvas / High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA