A random survey of self-portraits created by women through the centuries
American painter Lucinda Redmon Orear (1823-1852)
Self-Portrait, 1835 / Oil on canvas / St. Louis Art Museum, Missouri
Category Archives: Women Artists
Autoportrait Day 196~ Emma Gaggiotti Richards
A random survey of self-portraits created by women through the centuries
Italian-born English painter Emma Gaggiotti Richards (1825-1912)
A Self-Portrait, 1853 / Oil on canvas / The Royal Collection Trust, UK
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Autoportrait Day 195~ Trini Sotos
A random survey of self-portraits created by women through the centuries
Catalan painter and illustrator Trinidad Sotos Bayarri (1927-2019)
Self-portrait, 1946 / Oil on canvas / Sabadell Art Museum, Catalonia, Spain
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Autoportrait Day 194~ Mary Morris Knowles
A random survey of self-portraits created by women through the centuries
English poet, activist, and needlepainter Mary Morris Knowles (1733–1807)
Needlework self-portrait, 1779 / Silk, wool, gilt wood, glass,
embroidery, and dyeing / The Royal Collection Trust, UK
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Autoportrait Day 193~ Maryam Alakbarli
A random survey of self-portraits created by women through the centuries
Azerbaijani-born French painter Maryam Alakbarli (born 1991)
Self-Portrait with Pearls, 2013 / Pastels on plywood / Artist’s collection
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Autoportrait Day 192~ Annie Leibovitz
A random survey of self-portraits created by women through the centuries
American portrait photographer Annie Leibovitz (Born 1949)
Self-portrait, 2011 / Photograph / “September”, 2012 Lavazza Calendar
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Autoportrait Day 191~ Barbara Walker
A random survey of self-portraits created by women through the centuries
British painter Barbara Walker MBE (born 1964)
Self Portrait, 2000 / Oil on canvas / The Collection and Usher Gallery, Lincolnshire, UK
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Autoportrait Day 190~ Sarah Bernhardt
A random survey of self-portraits created by women through the centuries
Actress, artist, and writer Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923)
1. Self-Portrait as a Chimera, c.1880 / Bronze
Various collections including Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois
2. Self-Portrait as Roland’s Daughter, 1876 / Terracotta / The Jewish Museum, NYC
3. Self-Portrait, 1910 / Oil on canvas / Bemberg Foundation, Toulouse, France
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Autoportrait Day 189~ Alison Bechdel
A random survey of self-portraits created by women through the centuries
Cartoonist, writer, and graphic memoirist Alison Bechdel (born 1960)
1. Self portrait as Harriet the Spy, published in New York Times July 26, 2012
2. Self portrait for The New Yorker, published April 16, 2012
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Why Alison Bechdel’s ‘Dykes to Watch Out For’ is still popular after nearly 40 years
https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2022/07/06/why-is-alison-bechdels-dykes-to-watch-out-for-still-popular-after-nearly-40-years
Read the 1985 comic strip that inspired the Bechdel Test.
https://lithub.com/read-the-1985-comic-strip-that-inspired-the-bechdel-test/
Autoportrait Day 188~ Masa Feszty
A random survey of self-portraits created by women through the centuries
Hungarian painter Masa Feszty (1895-1979)
Self-portrait, ND / Charcoal on paper laid on paperboard / Private collection
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