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Autoportrait Day 90~ Marisol

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

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

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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Autoportrait Day 87~ Georgette Chen

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

Sino-Parisian painter Georgette Chen (1906-1993)

1. Self-portrait, ND / Oil on wood / Private collection

2. Self-portrait, c.1946 / Oil on canvas / Collection of National Gallery Singapore

3. Self-portrait (detail), 1962 / Pastel on paper / Private collection

4. Self-portrait, 1964 / Charcoal and pastel on paper / Collection of National Gallery Singapore

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Autoportrait Day 82~ Lucy May Stanton

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

American painter Lucy May Stanton (1875-1931)

1. The Silver Goblet, 1912 / Watercolor miniature on ivory / National Portrait Gallery, DC

2. Self Portrait, Reading, 1914 / Oil on canvas / Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, GA

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