Category Archives: Women Artists

Autoportrait Day 97~ Petrona Viera

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

Uruguayan painter Petrona Viera (1895-1960)

1. Self Portrait, ND / Oil on canvas / Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales, Montevideo, Uruguay

2. Self Portrait, 1960 / Pencil on paper / Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales, Montevideo, Uruguay

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Autoportrait Day 96~ Rose Bean Simpson

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Mixed-media artist Rose Bean Simpson (born 1983)

American Gothic, 2012 / Wallhanging: wood, stoneware, adobe, goose feather / Penn Museum, Philadelphia, PA
“American Gothic is about the personal relationship with the masculine and feminine parts of myself.”

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Autoportrait Day 95~ Elizabeth Catlett

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Sculptor, painter, and printmaker Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012)

Self-Portrait, 1999 / Silver pencil on black paper / Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

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Autoportrait Day 94~ Ida Kar

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“Bohemian Photographer” Ida Kar (1908-1974)

1. Ida Kar by Ida Kar, 1933 / 2-1/4 film negative / National Portrait Gallery, UK

2. Ida Kar by Ida Kar, 1955 / Vintage bromide print / National Portrait Gallery, UK

3. Ida Kar by Ida Kar, 1956 / Vintage bromide print / National Portrait Gallery, UK

4. Ida Kar by Ida Kar, c.1960 / Color Agfa print / National Portrait Gallery, UK

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Autoportrait Day 91~ Mattie Lou O’Kelley

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American self-taught artist Mattie Lou O’Kelley (1908-1997)

1. Self Portrait, 1964 / Oil on canvas / American Folk Art Museum, NYC

2. Self Portrait, 1978 / Oil on canvas / American Folk Art Museum, NYC

3. Mattie in the Morning Glories, 1992 / Oil on canvas / High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA

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Autoportrait Day 90~ Marisol

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French-born Venezuelan-American sculptor Marisol (1930-2016)

1. Dinner Date, 1963 / Painted wood, plaster, textiles, oil on canvas, metal fork, leather boots, paint, graphite / Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT

2. Prototype for Self-Portrait Ring, 1967 / Pigmented wax / MoMA, NYC

3. Self Portrait, 1970-73 / Etching on wove paper / Various collections, including Detroit Institute of Arts, MI

4. Self-Portrait Looking at The Last Supper, 1982–84 / Wood, plywood, stone, plaster, aluminum, dye, charcoal / The Met, NYC

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Autoportrait Day 88~ Anne Killigrew

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English poet and painter Anne Killigrew (1660-1685)

1. Portrait of a Lady, probably the artist, c.1685 / Oil on canvas / Private collection

2. Self-Portrait, ND / Oil on canvas / The Berkeley Will Trust, Berkeley Castle, UK

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