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Autoportrait Day 94~ Ida Kar

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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

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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

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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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Autoportrait Day 66~ Janine Antoni

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Bahamian–born American artist Janine Antoni (born 1964)

Lick and Lather, 1993 / 14 busts: 7 in chocolate, 7 in soap on 14 pedestals
Complete set National Gallery of Art, DC / Various pairs in other locations,
including Hirshhorn Museum, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and Met Breuer

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Autoportrait Day 46~ Dora Maar

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Photographer and painter Dora Maar (1907-1997)

1. Autoportrait à la Fenêtre, c.1926 / Gelatin Silver Negative / Centre Pompidou, Paris, FR

2. Autoportrait au Manteau, ND / Pastel and charcoal on paper / Private collection

3. Moi-même, c.1950 / Pencil on paper / Private collection

4. Autoportrait, ND / Oil on cardboard / Private collection

5. Autoportrait au Ventilateur, c.1926 / Gelatin Silver Print / Centre Pompidou, Paris, FR

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Autoportrait Day 36~ Dorothy Wilding

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English portrait photographer Dorothy Wilding (1893-1976)

1. Dorothy Wilding by Dorothy Wilding, 1920s / Bromide print / National Portrait Gallery, London, UK

2. Dorothy Wilding by Dorothy Wilding, 1930s / Chlorobromide print / National Portrait Gallery, London, UK

3. Dorothy Wilding by Dorothy Wilding, 1956 / Contact print / National Portrait Gallery, London, UK

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