Autoportrait Day 174~ Germaine Krull

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

Photographer and photojournalist Germaine Krull (1897-1985)

1. Self-Portrait with Cigarette, 1925 / Gelatin silver print / Various collections including MoMA, NYC

2. Self-portrait, Paris, 1927 / Gelatin silver print / Various collections including Ann and Jürgen Wilde Foundation, Munich

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This article includes a link to a pdf file of Germaine Krull’s groundbreaking 1928 photo book Métal:
(scroll down towards the bottom)  https://monoskop.org/Germaine_Krull

Autoportrait Day 173~ Giselle Kuster

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

Dutch artist and designer Giselle van Essen Kuster (1911-1972)

1. Untitled (self-portrait), 1945 / Oil on canvas / Museum van Bommel van Dam, Venlo, Netherlands

2. Self-portrait / c.1950 / Private collection

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Autoportrait Day 171~ Mary Seton Watts

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

English artist, designer, and social reformer
Mary Seton Fraser Tytler Watts (1849-1938)

Self-Portrait, 1882 / Watercolor on paper / Watts Gallery, Compton, Surrey, UK

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Autoportrait Day 170~ Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney

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

American sculptor, art patron, and collector
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875-1942)

Chinoise (detail), 1913 / Gilt plaster / Private collection
Original version from which two bronze and one limestone examples were later made;
limestone version in Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC

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