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Autoportrait Day 289~ Kara Walker

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

American contemporary artist, filmmaker, and educator
Kara Walker (born 1969)

1. Cut[1], 1998 / Cut paper / Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN

2. Miss Obedience[1], 2000 / Marquette for banner / Museum of Modern Art, NYC

3. Only I Can Solve This (the 2016 election)[2], 2016
Ink, watercolor, and graphite on paper / Private collection

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[1] https://journals.openedition.org/lisa/810?lang=en
[2] https://schirn.de/karawalker/digitorial/en

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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Autoportrait Day 164~ Gwendolyn Knight

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

American artist Gwendolyn Knight (1913-2005)

1. Self-portrait, 1991 / Oil on canvas / Seattle Art Museum, WA

2. Girl (self-portrait), 2004 / Silkscreen on paper, edition of 75
Various locations, including DC Moore Gallery, NYC

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Autoportrait Day 155~ Deana Lawson

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Artist, educator, and photographer Deana Lawson (born 1979)

1. Deana Lawson Self-Portrait (detail), 2012 / Photograph / Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York

2. Deana Lawson Self-Portrait, 2021 / Photograph / Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York

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Autoportrait Day 115~ Kenturah Davis

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

American contemporary artist Kenturah Davis (born 1984)

1. Narrative IV, 2014 / Pencil on paper / Private collection

2. All Water Has Perfect Memory, 2018 / Oil paint applied with rubber stamp letters
and graphite grid on embossed paper / Private collection

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Autoportrait Day 109~ Betye Saar

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

Assemblage artist and printmaker Betye Saar (born 1926)

1. Anticipation, 1961 / Screenprint / Various collections, including MoMA, NYC

2. Black Girl’s Window, 1969 / Assemblage / Museum of Modern Art, NYC

3. Mystic Sky with Self-Portrait, 1992 / Color offset lithograph and collage
Various collections, including RISD Museum, Providence, RI

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Autoportrait Day 95~ Elizabeth Catlett

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

Sculptor, painter, and printmaker Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012)

Self-Portrait, 1999 / Silver pencil on black paper / Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

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