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Born March 6~ Pauline Boty

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Pauline Boty (March 6, 1938-July 1, 1966) was a British artist and the only female painter in the British wing of the Pop Art movement.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauline_Boty

Celia Birtwell and Some of her Heroes by Pauline Boty
1963 / Oil on canvas / 59 4/5″x48″ / The Berardo Collection, Lisbon, Portugal

Pauline Boty on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/pauline-boty/

Further reading:
https://awarewomenartists.com/en/artiste/pauline-boty/
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/oct/22/ali-smith-the-prime-of-pauline-boty
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/20/obituaries/pauline-boty-overlooked.html

Born March 5~ Gunta Stölzl

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Gunta Stölzl (March 5, 1897-April 22, 1983) was a German textile artist who played a fundamental role in the development of the Bauhaus school’s weaving workshop.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunta_St%C3%B6lzl

5 Chöre (5 Choirs) by Gunta Stölzl
1928 / 24″x18 1/2″ / Design on square-ruled paper / Bauhaus Kooperation
Wall hanging is in the Museum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte, Lübeck, Germany

Images on the Gunta Stölzl Foundation site: https://www.guntastolzl.org/Works

Further reading:
https://www.grandtourofmodernism.com/magazine/the-bauhaus/the-bauhaus/people/masters-and-teachers/gunta-stoelzl/
https://monster-patterns.com/masterclass-of-pattern-designers-gunta-stolzl-the-queen-of-bauhaus/
https://germanyinusa.com/2019/03/07/women-of-the-bauhaus-gunta-stolzl-1897-1983/

Gunta Stölzl: A Daughter’s Perspective on youtube: https://youtu.be/7HWDWr1RKe8

Born March 4~ Ellen Sharples

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Ellen Wallace Sharples (March 4, 1769-March 14, 1849) was an English painter who specialized in portraits in pastel and watercolor miniatures on ivory.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Sharples

Joseph Priestley by Ellen Sharples
c.1797 / Pastels / 9 1/2″x7 1/2″ / National Portrait Gallery, London, UK

Ellen Sharples on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/ellen-wallace-sharples/

Further reading:
https://emuseum.mountvernon.org/people/793/ellen-sharples/objects
https://www.artbiogs.co.uk/2/societies/royal-west-england-academy
https://www.lindahall.org/joseph-priestley-2/

Born March 3~ Helen Phillips

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Helen Elizabeth Phillips (March 3, 1913-January 22, 1994) was an American sculptor, printmaker, and graphic artist active in San Francisco, New York, and Paris.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Phillips_(artist)

Rencontre (The Meeting) by Helen Phillips
1954 / Color Intaglio / Image: 24 3/4×19″ / Not sure of location of this particular copy

Helen Phillips on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/helen-phillips/

Further reading:
https://awarewomenartists.com/en/artiste/helen-phillips/
https://modernism.com/designers-and-manufactures/helen-elizabeth-phillips-hayter
https://atelier17.christinaweyl.com/artist-biographies/helen-phillips/

Born March 2~ Irena Blühová

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Irena Blühová (March 2, 1904-November 30, 1991) was a political activist and one of the first Slovak women photographers.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irena_Bl%C3%BChov%C3%A1

Jolanda by Irena Blühová
1933 / Gelatin silver print / 11″x15″ / The Museum of Avant-garde www.ma-g.org

Irena Blühová on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/irena-bl%C3%BChov%C3%A1/

Further reading:
https://www.webumenia.sk/autor/954
https://awarewomenartists.com/en/artiste/iren-bluh-irena-bluhova/
https://bauhauskooperation.com/wissen/das-bauhaus/koepfe/biografien/biografie-detail/person-Bluehov%C3%A1-Irena-105

Born March 1~ Fay King

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Fay Barbara King (March 1889-presumed dead after 1954) was an American illustrator, journalist, and cartoonist.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fay_King_(cartoonist)

Further reading:
https://www.denverpost.com/2017/10/15/denver-post-cartoonist-fay-king/
http://strippersguide.blogspot.com/2013/01/ink-slinger-profiles-fay-king.html

Fay King Cartoon about death of Anne Sullivan: https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:b85164240

Scrapbook compiled by cartoonist and journalist, Fay King, 1916-1919:
https://digital.library.villanova.edu/Item/vudl:513610#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-1656%2C0%2C5936%2C2999

Born February 29~ Augusta Savage

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Augusta Savage (February 29, 1892-March 27, 1962) was an American sculptor and a teacher whose studio was important to the careers of a generation of artists.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusta_Savage

Gwendolyn Knight by Augusta Savage
1934-35 / Painted plaster / 18 1/2″x8 1/2″x9″ / Seattle Art Museum, WA

Augusta Savage on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/augusta-savage/

Further reading:
https://www.antiquetrader.com/art/augusta-savage-a-groundbreaking-artist
http://www.hasta-standrews.com/features/2021/2/24/augusta-savage-and-the-harlem-renaissance
https://www.thejaxsonmag.com/article/the-harp-augusta-savages-lost-masterpiece/

Born February 26~ Annie Louisa Swynnerton

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Annie Louisa Robinson Swynnerton ARA (February 26, 1844-October 24, 1933) was a British painter best known for her portrait and symbolist works.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Swynnerton

Miss Elizabeth Williamson on a Pony by Annie Louisa Swynnerton
1906 / Oil on canvas / 66 1/4″x51 3/5″ / Tate Britain, UK

Annie Louisa Swynnerton on Art UK:
https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/view_as/grid/search/keyword:annie-louisa-swynnerton

Further reading:
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-43243536
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v40/n18/inigo-thomas/at-manchester-art-gallery
https://artuk.org/discover/stories/annie-swynnerton-artist-and-activist

Born February 25~ June Tarpé Mills

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June Tarpé Mills (February 25, 1918-December 12, 1988), known professionally as Tarpé Mills, is best known for her comic Miss Fury, featuring the first female action hero created by a woman.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_Tarp%C3%A9_Mills

Miss Fury cover by Tarpé Mills / Winter 1942-43 / Issue #1 / Timely Comics

June Tarpé Mills on the Grand Comics Database (GCD): https://www.comics.org/creator/12719/

Miss Fury #6: https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=72389

Further reading:
https://www.tarpemills.com/
https://culturalgutter.com/2016/03/24/miss-fury-and-miss-mills/
https://theconversation.com/hidden-women-of-history-tarpe-mills-1940s-comic-writer-and-her-feisty-superhero-miss-fury-110179

Born February 24~ Ida Matton

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Ida Elisabeth Matton (February 24, 1863-July 7, 1940) was a Swedish artist, primarily a sculptor, who was active in Paris for most of her adult life.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_Matton

Sculpted Portrait of a Woman by Ida Matton
1891 / Terracotta / 13 3/4″x15 3/4″x11 4/5″ / Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden

Ida Matton on the DigitalMuseum: https://bit.ly/37RRAEo

Further reading:
https://skbl.se/en/article/IdaElisabethMatton
https://www.nationalmuseum.se/en/a-portrait-sculpted-by-ida-matton
The Artist Ida Matton (translated by Google)