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Autoportrait Day 43~ Diane Edison

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

Portraitist and educator Diane Edison (born 1950)

1. Self-Portrait, 1996 / Oil on panel / Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia

2. Close, But No Cigar, 2002 / Colored pencil on black paper / Private collection

3. Self Portrait in a Red Shirt, 2002 / Colored pencil, pastel, and graphite on paper
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas

4. Self-Portrait, 2015 / Colored pencil on black paper / Private collection

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Autoportrait Day 36~ Dorothy Wilding

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

English portrait photographer Dorothy Wilding (1893-1976)

1. Dorothy Wilding by Dorothy Wilding, 1920s / Bromide print / National Portrait Gallery, London, UK

2. Dorothy Wilding by Dorothy Wilding, 1930s / Chlorobromide print / National Portrait Gallery, London, UK

3. Dorothy Wilding by Dorothy Wilding, 1956 / Contact print / National Portrait Gallery, London, UK

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Autoportrait Day 35~ Amalia von Königsmarck

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

Swedish noble, artist, and poet Amalia Wilhelmina von Königsmarck (1663-1740)

1. Self-portrait, 1687 / Oil on canvas / Nationalmuseum, Swedish National Portrait Gallery, Stockholm

2. Self portrait, 1687 / Oil on canvas laid on panel / Private collection

3. Allegory with self-portrait and profile portrait of Ulrika Eleonora the Elder, 1689 / Oil on canvas, mounted on panel covered with a secondary canva / Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

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