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Autoportrait Day 102~ Malvina Hoffman

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

American sculptor and author Malvina Hoffman (1887-1966)

1. Self-Portrait, 1929 / Plaster with nails / New-York Historical Society, NYC

2. Self-Portrait, 1929 / Limestone / Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC

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Autoportrait Day 101~ Susan Macdowell Eakins

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

American painter and photographer Susan Macdowell Eakins (1851-1938)

1. Self-Portrait, c.1925 / Oil on canvas mounted to panel
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

2. Self-Portrait, 1935 / Oil on fabric, mounted on masonite
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

3. Self-portrait in a gingham dress, c.1884, Circle of Eakins
(attributed to Susan Macdowell Eakins) / Albumen print / PAFA

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Autoportrait Day 98~ Anna Bacherini Piattoli

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

Italian painter Anna Bacherini Piattoli (1720-1788)

1. Self-Portrait with the Artist’s Husband, c.1730-1740 / Painting / Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy

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

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

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Autoportrait Day 97~ Petrona Viera

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

Uruguayan painter Petrona Viera (1895-1960)

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

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Autoportrait Day 96~ Rose Bean Simpson

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

Mixed-media artist Rose Bean Simpson (born 1983)

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.”

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Autoportrait Day 95~ Elizabeth Catlett

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

Sculptor, painter, and printmaker Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012)

Self-Portrait, 1999 / Silver pencil on black paper / Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

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