Author Archives: Christy

Autoportrait Day 82~ Lucy May Stanton

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

American painter Lucy May Stanton (1875-1931)

1. The Silver Goblet, 1912 / Watercolor miniature on ivory / National Portrait Gallery, DC

2. Self Portrait, Reading, 1914 / Oil on canvas / Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, GA

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Autoportrait Day 79~ Shan Goshorn

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

Cherokee multimedia artist and activist Shan Goshorn (1957–2018)

Self Portrait in Artist Studio, 1996 / Hand-tinted photograph / National Museum of the American Indian, DC

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Autoportrait Day 78~ E.Q. Nicholson

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

English painter and textile designer E.Q. Nicholson (1908-1992)

E.Q. Nicholson by E.Q. Nicholson, c.1943 / Colored inks and wax resistant crayon on paper
National Portrait Gallery, London, UK

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Autoportrait Day 77~ Giovanna Garzoni

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

Italian Baroque painter Giovanna Garzoni (1600-1670)

1. Self-portrait as Apollo, c.1618-20 / Tempera on parchment, laid down on linen / Palazzo del Quirinale, Rome, IT

2. Self-Portrait, c.1650 / Pastel and charcoal on paper / Harvard University’s Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, DC

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