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Autoportrait Day 33~ Alison Saar

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

Sculptor, mixed-media, and installation artist Alison Saar (born 1956)

Mirror, Mirror (Mulatta Seeking Inner Negress), 2006 / Wood, copper, tin, and bronze / Jordan D. Schnitzer Family Foundation

Left: Mirror, Mirror; Mulatta Seeking Inner Negress, 2014 / Woodcut and chine collé on found sugar sack / Jordan D. Schnitzer Family Foundation
Right: Mirror, Mirror; Mulatta Seeking Inner Negress II, 2015 / Woodcut on chine-collé / National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

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Autoportrait Day 31~ Eugenie Tripier Le Franc

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French artist Eugenie Tripier Le Franc (1797-1872)

Self-Portrait attributed to Eugénie Tripier Le Franc / Brown ink, graphite,
and white opaque watercolor on wove paper / Brooklyn Museum, NYC

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Autoportrait Day 29~ Genevieve Gaignard

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Photographer and installation artist Genevieve Gaignard (born 1981)

1. Holier Than Thou, 2017 / Chromogenic print / Private collections

2. Supreme, 2015 / Archival inkjet print / Private collections

3. The 99cent Store, 2015 / Archival inkjet print / Private collections

4. Us Only, 2015 / Installation / Shulamit Nazarian Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

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Autoportrait Day 28~ Anna Walinska

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American painter Anna Walinska (1906-1997)

1. Self-Portrait, Paris, 1927 / Oil on canvas / Private collection

2. Self-Portrait: Flamenco, 1939 / Oil on canvas / Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, New York

3. Self Portrait, c.1950 / Charcoal and oil on board / The Phillips Collection, DC

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Autoportrait Day 27~ Doris and Anna Zinkeisen

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Doris Clare Zinkeisen (1898–1991)
Anna Katrina Zinkeisen (1901–1976)

1. Doris Zinkeisen by Doris Zinkeisen, c.1929 / Oil on canvas / National Portrait Gallery, London, UK

2. Anna Zinkeisen by Anna Zinkeisen, c.1944 / Oil on canvas / National Portrait Gallery, London, UK

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