1. Head [possible self-portrait], 1920 / Oil on wood with glass beads on wire / MoMA, NYC
2. “Self Portrait with Dada Head” [Photo: Nic Aluf], 1920 / Gelatin silver print / SFMOMA, San Francisco, CA
[MoMA also refers to this as a self portrait]
3. Self-portrait, Strasbourg, 1926 / Photograph / Stiftung Arp e.V., Berlin, Germany
Gae Aulenti (December 4, 1927-October 31, 2012) was an Italian architect whose work included industrial and exhibition design, furniture, graphics, stage design, lighting and interior design.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gae_Aulenti
Sgarsul Rocker designed by Gae Aulenti for Italian brand Poltronova
1962 / Leather, Wood / 33″x28-3/4″x35-2/5″ / Photo Centro Studi Poltronova
Gae Aulenti on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/gae-aulenti/
Further reading:
https://www.webuildvalue.com/en/infrastructure-news/gae-aulenti-works.html
https://womeninlighting.com/extras/entry/gae-aulenti
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2012/nov/05/gae-aulenti
Alison Smithson (June 22, 1928-August 16, 1993) was one half of the wife and husband team of Alison and Peter Smithson, influential and controversial pioneers of the New Brutalist movement in the UK.
Alison Smithson on the Dangerous Women Project site:
https://dangerouswomenproject.org/2016/07/28/alison-smithson/
School of Architecture and Building Engineering (E6)
Alison & Peter Smithson / 1984-1988 / University of Bath, UK
Alison Smithson on ArchDaily: https://www.archdaily.com/tag/alison-smithson
Further reading:
https://dangerousminds.net/comments/englands_eccentric_new_brutalist_architects_the_smithsons
https://www.treehugger.com/look-alison-smithsons-house-future-4858335
https://www.architectural-review.com/essays/reputations/alison-smithson-1928-1993-and-peter-smithson-1923-2003
Architect, community planner, and delineator Marion Mahony Griffin, the second woman to graduate in architecture from MIT, worked in the United States, Australia, and India.
Biography on Pioneering Women of American Architecture:
https://pioneeringwomen.bwaf.org/marion-mahony-griffin/
Griffin’s unpublished autobiography: https://archive.artic.edu/magicofamerica/index.html
Marion Mahony Griffin on the Ryerson and Burnham Art & Architecture Archive
Further reading:
https://www.griffinsociety.org/marion-mahony-griffin/
https://sydneylivingmuseums.com.au/stories/marion-mahony-griffin-architect-environmentalist-visionary
2012-2016 / 1400 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC
Detail of photograph by Alan Karchmer / NMAAHC
1664-70 / Marble with painted stucco drapery / Over-life-size / Scala Regia, Vatican City, Italy
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Artist Birthday Quiz for 10/27~
1723-1729 / Bronze / 40”x35 2/5”x15 3/4” / The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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The Abu Simbel Sun Festival~ 2/22 & 10/22
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1928 / Oil on canvas / 60”x40” / Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NYC
The Frank Lloyd Wright Building Timeline~
https://www.guggenheim.org/the-frank-lloyd-wright-building/timeline
About Frank Lloyd Wright~ https://franklloydwright.org/frank-lloyd-wright/
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Mary Blair: Born October 21, 1911
Artist Birthday Quiz for 10/21~
1962 / 38 pages of plans, sections and elevations known as the Yellow Book
/ ©Utzon Archives / Aalborg University & Utzon Center
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1960 / Wool tapestry / 85 4/5”x139 3/4” / Sydney Opera House, Australia
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Artist Birthday Quiz for 10/6~
The Misty Miss Christy 