Category Archives: Women Artists

Born December 18~ Marie-Guillemine Benoist

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Marie-Guillemine Benoist (December 18, 1768-October 8, 1826) was a French neoclassical, historical, and genre painter.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie-Guillemine_Benoist

Portrait of Elisa Bonaparte, Grand Duchess of Tuscany by Marie-Guillemine Benoist
c.1805 / Oil on canvas / 84-1/4″x50-3/4″ / Museo Nazionale di Palazzo Mansi, Lucca, Italy

Marie-Guillemine Benoist on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/marie-guilhelmine-benoist/

Further reading:
https://artherstory.net/marie-guillemine-benoist-revolutionary-painter/
National Museum of Women in the Arts: https://bit.ly/3EZcSi2
French Ministry of Culture: https://bit.ly/3oVeBzB

Born December 17~ Paula Wilson

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Paula Wilson (born December 17, 1975) is an American mixed-media artist creating works examining cultural history, individual identity, and the female persona.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paula_Wilson

Data Unloaded by Paula Wilson
2008 / Collage, watercolor, colored pencil on paper / 41-1/4″x26″
Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY

Paula Wilson on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/paula-wilson/

Further reading:
https://paulajwilson.com/
https://traveler.marriott.com/storybooked/paula-wilson/
http://www.strangefirecollective.com/qa-paula-wilson

Born December 16~ Remedios Varo

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Spanish-born artist Remedios Varo (December 16, 1908-October 8, 1963) combined traditional techniques and Surrealist methods with mystical and occult themes.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remedios_Varo

Exploración de las Fuentes del Río Orinoco by Remedios Varo
1959 / Oil on canvas / 18″x15-3/4″ / Private collection

Remedios Varo on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/remedios-varo/

Further reading:
https://nmwa.org/art/artists/remedios-varo/
https://mujeresartistasfemaleartists.wordpress.com/2017/04/06/remedios-varo-1st-part-english/
https://thewomensstudio.net/2018/04/30/remedios-vara/

Born December 15~ Ruth Henshaw Bascom

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Ruth Henshaw Bascom, also known as Aunt Ruth, (December 15, 1772-February 16, 1848) was an American folk artist who produced over 1,400 portraits.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Henshaw_Bascom

Man with short Hair and white Stock, profile by Ruth Henshaw Bascom
ND / Graphite pencil and pastel on paper / 19″x14-1/4″ / Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA

Ruth Henshaw Bascom on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/ruth-henshaw-miles-bascom/

Further reading:
https://usfolkart.com/index.php/product/ruth-henshaw-bascom-1772-1848-classic-portrait-of-a-brown-haired-young-girl-probably-massachusetts-circa-1830/
https://web.colby.edu/thelantern/2016/11/01/artist-attributed/
https://poulwebb.blogspot.com/2016/12/american-folk-art-part-18.html (scroll down for Ruth Henshaw Bascom)

Born December 14~ Hortense Haudebourt-Lescot

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French artist Antoinette Cécile Hortense Haudebourt-Lescot (December 14, 1784-January 2, 1845) was among the most celebrated women painters in the early decades of the 19th century.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hortense_Haudebourt-Lescot

A Swiss guard, Full-Length by Hortense Haudebourt-Lescot
c.1810-1812 / Oil on canvas / 16″x12-3/4″ / Private collection

Hortense Haudebourt-Lescot on Artnet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hortense_Haudebourt-Lescot

Further reading:
https://nmwa.org/art/artists/antoine-cecile-hortense-haudebourt-lescot/
https://www.gallery19c.com/artists/204-hortense-haudebourt-lescot/overview/
Figuration Feminine: https://bit.ly/3oLGUjS

Born December 13~ Hedda Morrison

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Hedda Morrison (December 13, 1908-December 3, 1991) was a German photographer who created historically significant documentary images of Beijing, Hong Kong, and Sarawak from the 1930s to the 1960s.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedda_Morrison

Two Taoist priests below the fairy palm cliff by Hedda Morrison
1935 / Gelatin silver photograph / 11 5/8″x9″ / National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic, AU

Hedda Morrison on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/hedda-hammer-morrison/

Further reading:
https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/morrison-hedwig-marie-hedda-20706
https://uploads.knightlab.com/storymapjs/e86b96fea88bdcd083c2d612d4c48e54/hedda-morrison/index.html
https://www.hpcbristol.net/collections/morrison-hedda

Born December 12~ Helen Frankenthaler

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American artist Helen Frankenthaler (December 12, 1928-December 27, 2011) developed a technique of thinning pigments with turpentine so they soaked into and stained the unprimed canvas instead of resting on the surface.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Frankenthaler

Jacob’s Ladder by Helen Frankenthaler
1957 / Oil on canvas / 113-3/8″x69-7/8″ / Museum of Modern Art, NYC

Helen Frankenthaler on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/helen-frankenthaler/

Further reading:
https://www.frankenthalerfoundation.org/
https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/frankenthaler-helen
https://artuk.org/discover/stories/the-radical-beauty-of-helen-frankenthalers-woodcuts
https://www.skowheganart.org/helen-frankenthaler

Born December 11~ Marjorie Henderson Buell

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Marjorie Henderson Buell (December 11, 1904-May 30, 1993) was an American cartoonist who worked under the pen name Marge. She was best known as the creator of Little Lulu.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marge_(cartoonist)

The First Appearance of Little Lulu by Marjorie Henderson Buell
February 23, 1935 issue, Saturday Evening Post / Drawing / 6.5″x7″ / Private collection

Marjorie Henderson Buell on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/marjorie-henderson-buell/

Further reading:
https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/marge.htm
https://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/literary-cultural-heritage-map-pa/bios/Buell__Marjorie
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2006/11/little-lulu-comes-to-harvard/

 

Born December 10~ Elizabeth Olds

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Elizabeth Olds (December 10, 1896-March 4, 1991) was an American artist known for her work in developing silkscreen as a fine arts medium. She was also a painter, illustrator, and author of children’s books.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Olds

Me and Her by Elizabeth Olds
c.1940-1970 / Screenprint on paper / 17″x13″ / Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC

Elizabeth Olds on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/elizabeth-olds/

Further reading:
https://www.gf.org/fellows/all-fellows/elizabeth-olds/
https://www.annexgalleries.com/artists/biography/1781/Olds/Elizabeth
http://thefancifullobster.blogspot.com/2018/01/printmakers-you-should-know-elizabeth.html

Born December 9~ Margaret Brundage

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Margaret Brundage (December 9, 1900-April 9, 1976) was an American illustrator and painter, remembered chiefly for having illustrated the pulp magazine Weird Tales.
Biography on Society of Illustrators site: https://societyillustrators.org/award-winners/margaret-brundage/

Cover of Weird Tales by Margaret Brundage
May 1934 / Ink on paper / Illustration size 10″x7″ / Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, MA

Margaret Brundage on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/margaret-brundage/

Further reading:
https://www.korshakcollection.com/margaret-brundage
https://awomantoknow.substack.com/p/a-woman-to-know-margaret-brundage
https://chicagology.com/chicagoartists/brundage/