Autoportrait Day 369~ Alma Lavenson

Posted in Self Portraits, Women Artists by Christy

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

American photographer Alma Lavenson (1897-1989)

Self-Portrait, 1932 / Gelatin silver print / Various collections, including The National Gallery of Art, DC

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11Sep2023

Andy Warhol’s Endangered Species (Animals in Art)

Posted in Animals in Art by Christy

Created in 1983, the series consists of 10 silkscreen prints featuring images of animals that were endangered or threatened with extinction. The series was a collaboration between Warhol and his friend, the art dealer and gallerist Ron Feldman, and it was created in support of the Endangered Species Act, which was passed by the U.S. Congress in 1973.
~FROM https://andipaeditions.com/blog/104-endangered-species-by-andy-warhol-an-important-milestone/

Andy Warhol at The Factory, NYC, April 12, 1983 [Getty Images]

Endangered Species Portfolio, 1983 / Screenprint on Lenox Museum Board / 41″x41″ / Various collections

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10 Facts About Andy Warhol’s Endangered Species
https://www.myartbroker.com/artist-andy-warhol/10-facts/10-facts-about-warhol-endangered-species

5Sep2023

Autoportrait Day 365~ The Misty Miss Christy

Posted in Self Portraits, Women Artists by Christy

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

The Misty Miss Christy, aka Christy Wolfe (born 1952)

iPhone self-portrait using commercial app filter, 2019

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3Sep2023

Autoportrait Day 364~ Carrie Mae Weems

Posted in Self Portraits, Women Artists by Christy

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

16Aug2023

Autoportrait Day 357~ Ellen Carey

Posted in Self Portraits, Women Artists by Christy

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

American photographer Ellen Carey (born 1952)

1. Self-Portrait with Tulip, 1978 / Unique Polaroid 20×24

2. Self-Portrait, 1984 / Unique Polaroid 20×24

3. Self-Portrait, 1984 / Double-exposure gelatin silver print

https://www.mbart.com/exhibitions/137/works/artworks-11767-ellen-carey-self-portrait-1987/

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27Jun2023

Autoportrait Day 351~ Elisabeth Hase

Posted in Self Portraits, Women Artists by Christy

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

German photographer Elisabeth Hase (1905-1991)

1. Untitled (Self-portrait on the Phone), c.1930 / Silver gelatin print / Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

2. Untitled (Bathing Scene), 1932-33 / Vintage silver print / Robert Mann Gallery, NYC

3. Hase Crying, 1933 / Gelatin silver print / Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO

4. Untitled (Crying Woman), c.1934 / Vintage silver print / Robert Mann Gallery, NYC

5. Down Stairs, c.1948 / Gelatin silver print / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC
(This is usually displayed online as a vertical. I went with the Met’s orientation because it is physically logical, but wonder if the artist meant it to be displayed vertically?)

6. Untitled, ND, date / Photograph / Found on http://elisabeth-hase.de/

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29May2023

Autoportrait Day 340~ Dana Scruggs

Posted in Self Portraits, Women Artists by Christy

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

American photographer Dana Scruggs

Self Portrait, 2020 / Inkjet print / Image: 28″x38-1/8″ / Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX

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21May2023

Autoportrait Day 333~ Clarissa Sligh

Posted in Self Portraits, Women Artists by Christy

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

Visual artist, lecturer, and essayist Clarissa Sligh (born 1939)

1. Red House, 1991 / Silkscreen print with water-based inks and crayon on paper / Tacoma Community College, Tacoma, WA

2. Red-Crown Crane, 2007 / from Speaking Volumes: Transforming Hate / Original installation Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT

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18Feb2023

Autoportrait Day 325~ Elaine Sturtevant

Posted in Self Portraits, Women Artists by Christy

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

American multimedia artist Elaine Sturtevant (1924-2014)

Duchamp Marcel Duchamp, 1992 / Black and white photography, edition 5/7
Musée d’Art Moderne et Contemporain, Geneva, Switzerland

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30Jan2023

Metamorphosis in Art, Part 1 of 2~

Posted in Miscellanea by Christy

Metamorphosis II, 1939-1940, by M.C. Escher (1898-1972) / https://mcescher.com/about/biography/
Woodcut on paper / Boston Public Library / https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:ww72cb78j

metamorphosis (noun) me-tə-ˈmȯr-fə-səs
1a: change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means
the metamorphosis of humans into animals
1b: a striking alteration in appearance, character, or circumstances
The company has gone through a series of metamorphoses.
2: a typically marked and more or less abrupt developmental change in the form or structure of an animal (such as a butterfly or a frog) occurring subsequent to birth or hatching
the metamorphosis of caterpillars into butterflies
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metamorphosis