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Autoportrait Day 335~ Beatrix Potter

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

English author, illustrator, mycologist, and conservationist
Helen Beatrix Potter (1866-1943)

1a. Self-portrait of Beatrix Potter as Mrs. McGregor, 1902 / Watercolor; included in only the first five printings of The Tale of Peter Rabbit / Found here~ https://www.peterharrington.co.uk/blog/first-editions-of-peter-rabbit/

1b. Original version from self-published edition, c.1902 / Found here~ https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1483146/drawing-potter-beatrix/

2. Self-portrait in The Roly-Poly Pudding, 1907 / Sepia pen and ink / Found here~ https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/the-roly-poly-pudding-by-beatrix-potter#

3. Self-portrait in The Tale of Pigling Bland, 1913 / Sepia pen and ink / Found here~ https://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/242807

4. Tongue-in-cheek self-portrait of Beatrix Potter and a pig, 1924? / Pen and ink sketch / Found here~ https://charminglittlebunny.wordpress.com/2011/10/13/tongue-in-cheek-self-portrait-of-beatrix-potter-and-a-pig-1924/

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Autoportrait Day 334~ Alina Szapocznikow

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

Polish sculptor Alina Szapocznikow (1926-1973)

1. Self Portrait, 1948 / Plaster / Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, Poland

2. Autoportrait I, 1966 / Marble, polyester resin / Private collection

3. Autoportrait II, 1966 / Bronze / Photo: Estate of Alina Szapocznikow

4. Self-portrait-Herbarium, 1971 / Polyester and polychrome wood / Photo: Estate of Alina Szapocznikow

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Autoportrait Day 333~ Clarissa Sligh

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

Visual artist, lecturer, and essayist Clarissa Sligh (born 1939)

1. Red House, 1991 / Silkscreen print with water-based inks and crayon on paper / Tacoma Community College, Tacoma, WA

2. Red-Crown Crane, 2007 / from Speaking Volumes: Transforming Hate / Original installation Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT

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Autoportrait Day 331~ Leonora Carrington

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

British-born surrealist painter and novelist
Leonora Carrington OBE (1917-2011)

1. Self-Portrait (Inn of the Dawn Horse), c.1937-38 / Oil on canvas / The Met, NYC

2. The Artist Traveling Incognito, 1949 / Oil on canvas / Private collection

3. Self-portrait with orthopedic brace, 1973 / Oil on canvas / Private collection

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Autoportrait Day 326~ D. E. Brante

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

Autoportrait d’une artiste aux triples talents, French School, 19th Century

Self-portrait of a triple-talented artist (painter, sculptor, and musician), c.1815
Oil on canvas, signed lower left: D. E. Brante px / Private collection

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