Autoportrait Day 148~ Wendy Red Star

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

Apsáalooke multimedia artist Wendy Red Star (born 1981)

The Four Seasons series, 2006 / Archival pigment prints on paper
Various collections, including Asheville Art Museum, North Carolina

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Autoportrait Day 101~ Susan Macdowell Eakins

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

American painter and photographer Susan Macdowell Eakins (1851-1938)

1. Self-Portrait, c.1925 / Oil on canvas mounted to panel
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

2. Self-Portrait, 1935 / Oil on fabric, mounted on masonite
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

3. Self-portrait in a gingham dress, c.1884, Circle of Eakins
(attributed to Susan Macdowell Eakins) / Albumen print / PAFA

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Autoportrait Day 94~ Ida Kar

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

“Bohemian Photographer” Ida Kar (1908-1974)

1. Ida Kar by Ida Kar, 1933 / 2-1/4 film negative / National Portrait Gallery, UK

2. Ida Kar by Ida Kar, 1955 / Vintage bromide print / National Portrait Gallery, UK

3. Ida Kar by Ida Kar, 1956 / Vintage bromide print / National Portrait Gallery, UK

4. Ida Kar by Ida Kar, c.1960 / Color Agfa print / National Portrait Gallery, UK

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Autoportrait Day 79~ Shan Goshorn

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

Cherokee multimedia artist and activist Shan Goshorn (1957–2018)

Self Portrait in Artist Studio, 1996 / Hand-tinted photograph / National Museum of the American Indian, DC

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Autoportrait Day 72~ Lallie Charles

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

Irish photographer Lallie Charles (1869-1919)

1. Lallie Charles by Lallie Charles, 1900s / Vintage print / National Portrait Gallery, London, UK

2. Lallie Charles by Lallie Charles, early 1910s / Bromide contact print / NPG, London, UK

3. Bea Martin; Rita Martin; Lallie Charles by Lallie Charles, c.1899
Whole-plate glass negative / NPG, London, UK

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