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Autoportrait Day 208~ Joni Mitchell

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

Singer, songwriter, and visual artist Joni Mitchell (born 1943)

1. Self portrait, 1969 / Gouache / Cover for Clouds, 1969, Reprise Records

2. Self portrait, c.1971 / Watercolor / Handbound book, original edition of 100 copies
Printed as Morning Glory On The Vine: Early Songs and Drawings, in 2019

3. Self portrait, 1981 / Limited edition offset lithograph print
Image from cover art for Wild Things Run Fast, 1982, Geffen Records

4. Both Sides 1, 1999 / Oil on canvas / Front cover of Both Sides Now, 2000, Reprise

5. Both Sides 2, 1999 / Oil on canvas / Back cover of Both Sides Now, 2000, Reprise

6. Self portrait, 2004 / Oil on canvas / Cover for Dreamland, 2004, Rhino

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Autoportrait Day 206~ Marcia Marcus

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

American figurative painter Marcia Marcus (born 1928)

1.Self Portrait at MacDowell Colony, 1969 / Oil on Canvas / Phoenix Art Museum, AZ

2. Untitled (Self Portrait with Baby), 1970 / Oil, graphite, and collage on canvas / Eric Firestone Gallery, NYC

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Autoportrait Day 205~ Elisabeth Chaplin

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

French/Tuscan painter Elisabeth Chaplin (1890-1982)

1. Two Nudes or Double Self-portrait, c.1918 / Oil on canvas / Private collection

2. Self-portrait with Red Shawl, 1912 / Oil on canvas / Galleria d’Arte Moderna, Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Italy

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Autoportrait Day 203~ Emma Amos

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

Artist, educator, and activist Emma Amos (1937-2020)

1. Without Feather Boa, 1965 / Etching and aquatint / Various locations, including Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC

2. Self-Portrait, 1982 / Etching, drawing, and Xerox / Reproduced in Heresies: A Feminist Publication on Art & Politics 4, no. 3, issue 15

3. Tightrope, 1994 / Acrylic on canvas with African fabric borders and photo transfer / Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minnesota

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