March 1~ Women’s History Month in visual arts

 

Illuminations in “Scivias” Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179)
German abbess, writer, composer, mystic, and perhaps artist; it is unclear how involved she was in the illustrations
https://www.wikiart.org/en/hildegard-of-bingen

Das Weltall (The Universe) / c.1165 / Manuscript illumination from “Scivias” by Hildegard of Bingen

 

 

 

 

 

Herrad von Landsberg (c.1130-1195)
Alsatian abbess, artist, author, poet, composer, and educator
https://www.wikiart.org/en/herrad-of-landsberg

Hell / c.1180 / Colored pen and ink drawing on paper, original no longer available

Kate Greenaway: Born on March 17, 1846

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K is for Kate…Kate Greenaway

English artist and writer, known for her children’s book illustrations. She studied graphic design and art at the South Kensington School of Art; the Royal Female School of Art and the Slade School of Fine Art. She began her career designing for the burgeoning holiday card market, producing Christmas and Valentine’s cards. In 1879 wood-block engraver and printer, Edmund Evans, printed Under the Window, an instant best-seller, which established her reputation. Her collaboration with Evans continued throughout the 1880s and 1890s.
https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/name/kate-greenaway

Still more about Kate Greenaway here: http://www.victorianweb.org/victorian/art/illustration/greenaway/index.html and here: https://www.illustrationhistory.org/artists/kate-greenaway

Pattie Boyd: Born on March 17, 1944

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Patricia Anne “Pattie” Boyd (born March 17, 1944) is a model, photographer and author, born in Somerset, England. She was the first wife of both George Harrison and Eric Clapton…Pattie began her modeling career in 1962 in London, and appeared on the cover of Vogue and in several advertising campaigns. She was cast in the Beatles’ first feature film A Hard Days Night in 1964, where she first met George Harrison…She married George Harrison in January, 1966 and when being a ‘Beatle wife’ made it too difficult to work, she began taking a strong interest in photography.

https://sfae.com/Artists/Pattie-Boyd

Pattie Boyd is sick of being called a muse: ‘What have I done to inspire George Harrison?’
https://english.elpais.com/culture/2022-10-14/pattie-boyd-is-sick-of-being-called-a-muse-what-have-i-done-to-inspire-george-harrison.html

Pattie Boyd Talks Art, Fashion, and Beatlemania
https://lithub.com/pattie-boyd-talks-art-fashion-and-beatlemania/

Pattie Boyd, often in the shadow of her famous husbands, has put a trove of mementos up for auction
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/arts/pattie-boyd-often-in-the-shadow-of-her-famous-husbands-has-put-a-trove-of-mementos-up-for-auction