Autoportrait Day 270~ Cornelia Adèle Fassett

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

American painter Cornelia Adèle Strong Fassett (1831-1898)

The Florida Case before the Electoral Commission, 1879 / Oil on canvas / U.S. Senate Collection, DC

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The only known self-portrait of the artist is also featured, and depicts Fassett at work, with a sketchpad in hand. Fassett portrays herself as an onlooker and recorder and, perhaps more importantly, represents herself as a professional artist.

FROM Forgotten Legacy: Judicial Portraits by Cornelia Adèle Fassett
https://www.supremecourt.gov/visiting/exhibitions/ForgottenLegacy/Section4.aspx

Autoportrait Day 269~ Ethel Walker

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

Scottish painter Dame Ethel Walker DBE ARA (1861-1951)

1. Self Portrait in a Green Blouse, ND / Oil on canvas / Private collection

2. Self-Portrait, c.1925 / Oil on canvas / National Portrait Gallery, London, UK

3. Self-Portrait, c.1930 / Oil on canvas / Tate, London, UK

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Autoportrait Day 268~ Louise Nevelson

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

American sculptor and artist Louise Nevelson (1899-1988)

1. Self-Portrait, c.1935 / Oil on board / The Jewish Museum, NY, NY

2. Self-Portrait, c.1935-1940 / Pen and ink / Private collection

3. Untitled (Self-Portrait), c.1938 / Ink and watercolor on paper / National Portrait Gallery, DC

4. Self-Portrait: Silent Music IV, 1964 / Wood painted black / Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, Japan

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Autoportrait Day 266~ Rineke Dijkstra

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

Dutch photographer Rineke Dijkstra (born 1959)

Self-Portrait, Marnixbad, Amsterdam, Netherlands, June 19, 1991; 1991
Chromogenic print / Various collections, including the National Gallery of Art, DC

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