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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 323~ Bettina Bauer-Ehrlich

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

Austrian painter, illustrator, printmaker, and
author Bettina Bauer-Ehrlich (1903-1985)

Self-portrait, 1928 / Digitally colored version of photographer Bruno Reiffenstein‘s image
of the lost painting / ©Belvedere Archive, Vienna, Austria

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Autoportrait Day 318~ Dindga McCannon

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

Artist, educator, author, and illustrator Dindga McCannon (born 1947)

Threads of the Past, Inspiration for the Future, 2000 / Mixed media quilt / Fridman Gallery, NYC

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Autoportrait Day 313~ Wanda Gág

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

American artist, printmaker, illustrator, author, and translator
Wanda Hazel Gág (1893-1946)

1. Self-Portrait in a Three-Way Mirror, ND / Graphite and black crayon / Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA

2. Self-Portrait, 1914 / Charcoal and chalk / Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA

3. Self-Portrait, 1915 / Pastel and charcoal / Minneapolis Institute of Art, MN

4. Self-Portrait in Dresser Mirror: Cream Hill, 1930 / Brush and black ink / Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA

5. Self-Portrait, 1943 / Linocut / Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA

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Autoportrait Day 304~ Doris Lee

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

American Painter and illustrator Doris Lee (1904-1983)

Self-Portrait, c.1935 / Oil on canvas / D. Wigmore Fine Art, Inc, New York, NY

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Dec. 30, 2021~ Doris Lee, Unjustly Forgotten, Gets a Belated but Full Blown Tribute
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/30/arts/design/doris-lee-overlooked-artist-exhibition.html

Autoportrait Day 290~ Violet Oakley

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

Painter, muralist, and illustrator Violet Oakley (1874-1961)

1. Self-Portrait: The Artist in Mourning for Her Father, c.1900 / Oil on canvas
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

2. Self-Portrait, 1919 / Oil on canvas mounted on panel / National Academy of Design, NYC

3. Self-Portrait, ND / Charcoal on cream illustration board
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

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Autoportrait Day 262~ Lois Mailou Jones

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

American artist and educator Lois Mailou Jones (1905-1998)

1. Self Portrait, N/D / Painting / Location?

2. Self Portrait, 1940 / Casein on board / Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC

3. Under the Influence of the Masters, 1939 / Gray-wash watercolor / Front page of the Negro History Bulletin, Volume 2, issue 7
“A year later [1940], Jones produced an oil self-portrait with the same short hairstyle as the anonymous painter in the [Negro History Bulletin] watercolor, in a similar smock and collared shirt, suggesting she also had depicted herself in the earlier work.”

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