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Autoportrait Day 190~ Sarah Bernhardt

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

Actress, artist, and writer Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923)

1. Self-Portrait as a Chimera, c.1880 / Bronze
Various collections including Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois

2. Self-Portrait as Roland’s Daughter, 1876 / Terracotta / The Jewish Museum, NYC

3. Self-Portrait, 1910 / Oil on canvas / Bemberg Foundation, Toulouse, France

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Autoportrait Day 173~ Giselle Kuster

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

Dutch artist and designer Giselle van Essen Kuster (1911-1972)

1. Untitled (self-portrait), 1945 / Oil on canvas / Museum van Bommel van Dam, Venlo, Netherlands

2. Self-portrait / c.1950 / Private collection

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Autoportrait Day 171~ Mary Seton Watts

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

English artist, designer, and social reformer
Mary Seton Fraser Tytler Watts (1849-1938)

Self-Portrait, 1882 / Watercolor on paper / Watts Gallery, Compton, Surrey, UK

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Autoportrait Day 161~ Mary Blair

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

Painter, illustrator, Disney artist, and designer
Mary Robinson Blair (1911-1979)

Self Portrait, 1934 / Watercolor / Private collection, family members

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Magic of Mary Blair has examples of her personal art as well as Disney art:
http://magicofmaryblair.com/

Autoportrait Day 147~ Sophie Taeuber-Arp

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

Swiss artist and designer Sophie Taeuber-Arp (1889-1943)

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

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Autoportrait Day 123~ Vanessa Bell

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

English painter and designer Vanessa Bell (1879-1961)

1. Self-Portrait, c.1915 / Oil on canvas laid on panel / Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut

2. The Artist in her Studio, 1952 / Oil on canvas / Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut

3. Self-Portrait, c.1952 / Oil on canvas / Private collection

4. Self-Portrait, c.1958 / Oil on canvas / Charleston, Lewes, East Sussex, UK

5. Last Self Portrait at Charleston, 1960 / Oil on canvas / Private collection

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Autoportrait Day 107~ Florine Stettheimer

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

Painter, poet, and designer Florine Stettheimer (1871-1944)

1. Self-Portrait with Paradise Birds, ND / Oil on canvas / Avery Library, Columbia University, NYC

2. Self-Portrait with Palette (Painter and Faun), ND / Oil on canvas / Avery Library, Columbia University, NYC

3. Portrait of Myself, 1923 / Oil on canvas laid on board / Avery Library, Columbia University, NYC

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Autoportrait Day 78~ E.Q. Nicholson

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

English painter and textile designer E.Q. Nicholson (1908-1992)

E.Q. Nicholson by E.Q. Nicholson, c.1943 / Colored inks and wax resistant crayon on paper
National Portrait Gallery, London, UK

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