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Autoportrait Day 174~ Germaine Krull

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

Photographer and photojournalist Germaine Krull (1897-1985)

1. Self-Portrait with Cigarette, 1925 / Gelatin silver print / Various collections including MoMA, NYC

2. Self-portrait, Paris, 1927 / Gelatin silver print / Various collections including Ann and Jürgen Wilde Foundation, Munich

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This article includes a link to a pdf file of Germaine Krull’s groundbreaking 1928 photo book Métal:
(scroll down towards the bottom)  https://monoskop.org/Germaine_Krull

Autoportrait Day 158~ Florence Henri

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

Surrealist artist Florence Henri (1893-1982)

1. Self-portrait, 1928 / Gelatin silver print / Various collections

2. Selbstportrait, 1928 / Gelatin silver print / Various collections, including The Met, NYC

3. Self-Portrait, 1938 / Gelatin silver print / Various collections

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Autoportrait Day 155~ Deana Lawson

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

Artist, educator, and photographer Deana Lawson (born 1979)

1. Deana Lawson Self-Portrait (detail), 2012 / Photograph / Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York

2. Deana Lawson Self-Portrait, 2021 / Photograph / Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York

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Autoportrait Day 148~ Wendy Red Star

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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 139~ Beverly Buchanan

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

American artist Beverly Buchanan (1940-2015)

1. Hunger and Hardship Creek, 1977 / Postcard / Private collection

2. In the Garden, The Artist at Home, 1994 / Mixed media drawing on paper / Spelman College Museum of Fine Art, Atlanta, GA

3. Studio Home, 2008 / Acrylic Paint on Foam Core, Wood Base / Andrew Edlin Gallery, NY, NY

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Autoportrait Day 126~ Sonia Boyce

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

British artist and educator Sonia Boyce, OBE RA (born 1962)

1. Rice n Peas, 1982 / Oil on canvas / Private collection

2. Missionary Position II, 1985 / Watercolor, pastel, and crayon on paper / Tate, UK

3. She Ain’t Holding Them Up, She’s Holding On (Some English Rose), 1986
Oil and pastel on paper / Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, UK

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In Pictures: See Inside Sonia Boyce’s Golden Lion-Winning U.K. Pavilion at the Venice Biennale~
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/sonia-boyce-venice-biennale-2104044