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Born November 22~ Dora Maar

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Henriette Theodora Markovitch (November 22, 1907-July 16, 1997), known as Dora Maar, was a French photographer, painter, and poet.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dora_Maar

The Conversation by Dora Maar
1937 / Oil on canvas / 63-4/5”x51” / Almine and Bernard Ruiz-Picasso Foundation for Art, Madrid, Spain

Dora Maar on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/dora-maar/

Further reading:
https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-dora-maars-undeniable-influence-generation-surrealists
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/dora-maar-15766/seven-things-know-dora-maar
https://gagosian.com/quarterly/2019/11/21/essay-discovering-dora-maar/

Residency Program at the Dora Maar House:
https://maisondoramaar.org/the-fellowships-la-maison-dora-maar/

Born November 5~ Anna Maria van Schurman

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Anna Maria van Schurman (November 5, 1607-May 4, 1678) was a Dutch painter, engraver, poet, and scholar. A highly educated woman, she excelled in art, music, and literature, and became proficient in fourteen languages.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Maria_van_Schurman

Self portrait by Anna Maria van Schurman
c.1640 / Pastel on paper / 12-3/5″x9-4/5″ / Museum Martena, Franeker, The Netherlands

Anna Maria van Schurman on Google Arts & Culture: https://artsandculture.google.com/entity/m0955g1

Further reading:
https://nmwa.org/art/artists/anna-maria-van-schurman/
https://artherstory.net/anna-maria-van-schurman-artist-scholar-and-woman-of-letters/
https://projectvox.org/van-schurman-1607-1678/

Born November 1~ Margaret Taylor-Burroughs

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Margaret Taylor-Burroughs (November 1, 1915-November 21, 2010) was an American visual artist, writer, poet, educator, and arts organizer. She co-founded what is now the DuSable Museum of African American History.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Taylor-Burroughs

Family by Margaret Taylor-Burroughs
1963 / Linocut on Japanese paper / 19″x15″ / Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Margaret Taylor-Burroughs on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/margaret-taylor-goss-burroughs/

Further reading:
http://www.margaretburroughs.com/biography/
https://www.dusablemuseum.org/exhibition/south-side-stories/
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/margaret-burroughs

Born October 29~ Shin Saimdang

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Shin Saimdang (October 29, 1504-May 17, 1551) was a Korean artist, writer, calligraphist, and poet.
Biography on New World Encyclopedia: https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Shin_Saimdang

Chochungdo (painting of plants & insects) by Shin Saimdang / Early 16th cent. / Ink and color on paper
8 panel folding screen, each panel 13″x11″ / National Museum of Korea, Seoul, South Korea

Shin Saimdang on Google Arts and Culture: https://bit.ly/2ZDgh6k

Further reading:
시와 그림에 능한 예술가이자 현모양처의 상징 – 신사임당 translated by Google: https://bit.ly/3BtNwWY
Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Romania: https://bit.ly/3GB1aLJ
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2017/03/691_225097.html

Born September 14~ Okuhara Seiko

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Okuhara Seiko (September 14, 1837-1913) was a celebrated artist. She also founded a private school and was one of a few female instructors of Chinese poetry, calligraphy, and literati* painting during the early modern period in Japan.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okuhara_Seiko

*Literati Painting: https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780199920105/obo-9780199920105-0163.xml

Bird Perched upon a Branch, from which a Red Morning-Glory Hangs by Okuhara Seiko
c.1900-1912 / Color woodcut / 9-1/2″x10″ / Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA

Okuhara Seiko on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/okuhara-setsuko-seiko/

Further reading:
https://shoga.info/?p=3782
https://noma.org/okuhara-seiko/
https://www.riabrodell.com/okuhara-seiko-watanabe-seiran

Born August 25~ Dorothea Tanning

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Dorothea Margaret Tanning (August 25, 1910-January 31, 2012) was an American illustrator, painter, printmaker, sculptor, set and costume designer, writer, and poet.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothea_Tanning

Portrait de Famille (Family Portrait) by Dorothea Tanning
1954 / Oil on canvas / 39-3/8″x31-7/8″ / Musée National d’Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris

Dorothea Tanning on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/dorothea-tanning/

Further reading:
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/dorothea-tanning-2024
https://www.menil.org/collection?artist=Dorothea+Tanning
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/dorothea-tanning
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/dorothea-tanning-2024/learn-about-100-years-dorothea-tanning

Born August 19~ Florine Stettheimer

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Florine Stettheimer (August 19, 1871-May 11, 1944) was an American modernist painter, feminist, theatrical designer, poet, and salonnière.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florine_Stettheimer

Portrait of Alfred Stieglitz by Florine Stettheimer
1928 / Oil on canvas / 38″ 26-1/4″ / Alfred Stieglitz Collection, Co-owned by Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee, and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas

Florine Stettheimer on MoMA: https://mo.ma/3k2b6n3

Further reading:
https://hyperallergic.com/329408/florine-stettheimer-feminist-provocateur/
https://stories.thejewishmuseum.org/the-stetties-florine-stettheimer-and-her-sisters-a377eaa7b04d
https://www.mcny.org/exhibition/stettheimer-dollhouse-0

Born August 5~ Irene Rice Pereira

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Irene Rice Pereira (August 5, 1902-January 11, 1971) was an American abstract artist, poet, and philosopher.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I._Rice_Pereira

Toward Radiant Powers by Irene Rice Pereira
1971 / Oil on canvas / Dimensions? / Lucy Scribner Library, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY

Irene Rice Pereira on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/irene-rice-pereira/

Further reading:
http://www.irenericepereira.com/biography
https://atelier17.christinaweyl.com/artist-biographies/irene-rice-pereira/
https://americanart.si.edu/artist/i-rice-pereira-3761

Born July 20~ Anne Ryan

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Anne Ryan (July 20, 1889-April 18, 1954) was a writer, painter, printmaker, and collagist who belonged to the early generation of New York School Abstract Expressionist artists.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Ryan

Collage, 353 by Anne Ryan
1949 / Cut-and-pasted colored paper, cloth, and string on paper / 7-1/2″x6-7/8″ / MoMA, NYC

Anne Ryan on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/anne-ryan/

Further reading:
https://atelier17.christinaweyl.com/artist-biographies/anne-ryan/
https://americanart.si.edu/artist/anne-ryan-4198
https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2010/anne-ryan

Born June 26~ Barbara Chase-Riboud

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Barbara Chase-Riboud (born June 26, 1939) is an American visual artist and sculptor, bestselling novelist, and award-winning poet.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Chase-Riboud

Akhmatova’s Monument by Barbara Chase-Riboud
1995 / Color offset lithograph, edition of 100; design for unrealized sculpture / 30″ x 22″ / Brandywine Workshop and Archives

Barbara Chase-Riboud on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/barbara-chase-riboud/

Further reading:
https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/chase-riboud-barbara-1939/
https://awarewomenartists.com/en/artiste_prixaware/barbara-chase-riboud/
https://hyperallergic.com/430657/barbara-chase-riboud-malcom-x-sculptures-book/