A random survey of self-portraits created by women through the centuries
American entertainer and artist Gloria Swanson (1899-1983)

Self-portrait, 1964 / Hand-cast bronze / Private collection

Self-portrait, 1964 / Hand-cast bronze / Private collection

Possible self-portrait, c. 1862 / Photograph / National Science and Media Museum, Bradford, UK

Self Portrait, c.1920s / Watercolor on paper / Location unknown to me

Self-Portrait, c.1720 / Pastel on paper / Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy

Professional Jealousy, 1947 / Oil on canvas / National Trust, Mount Stewart, Northern Ireland


2. Mon portrait, 1929 / Charcoal on paper / Private collection

3. Self-Portrait, 1917 / Oil on canvas / National Museum of Women in the Arts, DC

Semi-Nude Self Portrait, 1925 / Oil on canvas / Stadtmuseum Düsseldorf, Germany

Self portrait, c.1934 / Oil on canvas / Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, NZ

Autoportrait, 1838 / Oil on canvas / Private collection

Reimaging Sightings of My Inner Child, 2021 / Collaged monoprint
Image from Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, CA