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Autoportrait Day 364~ Carrie Mae Weems

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

Contemporary American artist Carrie Mae Weems (born 1953)

1. First Self Portrait, 1975 / Image from Jack Shainman Gallery

2. Portrait of Myself as an Intellectual Revolutionary, 1988 /Image from Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC

3. Untitled (Woman Playing Solitaire) / Image from Kitchen Table Series

4. In the Mountains of Santiago de Cuba (from Dreaming in Cuba), 2002 / Image from Guggenheim Museum, NYC

5. I Looked and Looked and Failed to See What so Terrified You, 2003 / Image from the Louisiana Project series

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How Carrie Mae Weems sees herself~
https://i-d.vice.com/en/article/epvbq7/how-carrie-mae-weems-sees-herself

Born March 21~ Daria Dorosh

Posted in #5WomenArtists, 365 Women Artists, Artists Born Today Include:, Women Artists by

Daria Dorosh (born on March 21, 1943) is an artist, educator, and activist. She is among the co-founders of A.I.R. Gallery, established in 1972 as the first not-for-profit, artist-directed and maintained gallery for women artists in the U.S.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daria_Dorosh

Night Jewelry: Dream of Patterns by Daria Dorosh
2014-2015 / Textiles, wool, gemstones, lavender, copper, photography
14 1/2″x5 3/4″ / A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NYC

Daria Dorosh on Artsy: https://www.artsy.net/artist/daria-dorosh/works-for-sale

Further reading:
https://www.airgallery.org/history/
https://womensvoicesforchange.org/grace-visits-artist-daria-dorosh.htm
http://www.fashionlabinprocess.com/html/next.aboutflip.html