Tag Archives: Printmaker

Autoportrait Day 313~ Wanda Gág

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

American artist, printmaker, illustrator, author, and translator
Wanda Hazel Gág (1893-1946)

1. Self-Portrait in a Three-Way Mirror, ND / Graphite and black crayon / Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA

2. Self-Portrait, 1914 / Charcoal and chalk / Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA

3. Self-Portrait, 1915 / Pastel and charcoal / Minneapolis Institute of Art, MN

4. Self-Portrait in Dresser Mirror: Cream Hill, 1930 / Brush and black ink / Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA

5. Self-Portrait, 1943 / Linocut / Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA

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Autoportrait Day 312~ Mary Cassatt

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

American painter and printmaker Mary Cassatt (1844-1926)

1. Portrait of the Artist, 1878 / Watercolor and gouache on paper / The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC

2. Self-Portrait, c.1880 / Gouache and watercolor over graphite on paper / National Portrait Gallery, DC

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Autoportrait Day 305~ Lou Loeber

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

Dutch painter Lou Loeber (1894-1983)

1. Self-portrait, 1921 / Oil on canvas / Cultural Heritage Agency
of the Netherlands, Amersfoort/Amsterdam/Rijswijk

2. Self-portrait, 1925 / Charcoal on paper / Utrecht, Netherlands

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Autoportrait Day 302~ Anna Maria van Schurman

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

Dutch artist, poet, and scholar
Anna Maria van Schurman (1607-1678)

1. Self Portrait, 1625-1649 / Engraving / Various collections incl. Museum Catharijneconvent, Utrecht, Netherlands

2. Self Portrait, 1633 / Engraving / Various collections incl. RISD Museum, Providence, RI

3. Self Portrait, c.1640 / Pastel on paper / Museum Martena, Franeker, Netherlands

4. Self Portrait, 1640; / Engraving / Various collections incl. National Museum of Women in the Arts, DC

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Autoportrait Day 289~ Kara Walker

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

American contemporary artist, filmmaker, and educator
Kara Walker (born 1969)

1. Cut[1], 1998 / Cut paper / Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN

2. Miss Obedience[1], 2000 / Marquette for banner / Museum of Modern Art, NYC

3. Only I Can Solve This (the 2016 election)[2], 2016
Ink, watercolor, and graphite on paper / Private collection

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[1] https://journals.openedition.org/lisa/810?lang=en
[2] https://schirn.de/karawalker/digitorial/en

Autoportrait Day 282~ Elisabetta Sirani

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

Italian Baroque artist Elisabetta Sirani (1638-1665)

1. Self Portrait, c.1650-55 / Black chalk on paper / The Royal Collection Trust, UK

2. Self Portrait of the Artist Painting her Father, c.1665 / Oil on canvas / State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia

3. Self Portrait as Allegory of Painting, 1658 / Oil on canvas / Pushkin Museum, Moscow, Russia

4. Self Portrait, c.1658 / Black and red chalk on paper / Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA

5. Self Portrait as a Saint, 1658 / Oil on canvas / National Art Gallery of Bologna, Italy

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Elisabetta Sirani: Self-Portraits: https://artherstory.net/elisabetta-sirani-self-portraits/

Autoportrait Day 279~ Virginia A. Myers

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

American artist and inventor Virginia A. Myers (1927-2015)

Self Portrait with a Hat, c.1960-1970 / Drypoint / The University of Iowa, Iowa City

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“Learn about the Iowa Foil Printer & the hot stamped foil print-making process”:
https://youtu.be/QIDRjnlDP_c

Autoportrait Day 238~ Dorr Bothwell

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

American artist, designer, and educator Dorr Bothwell (1902-2000)

Self-Portrait with Tattoos, Samoa, 1928 / Watercolor and ink on paper / Private collection

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More Dorr Bothwell self-portraits at the The Archive of the Mendocino Heritage Artists:
https://www.williamzacha.com/artists/dorr-bothwell/db-art/db-self-portraits/

Autoportrait Day 232~ Joan Brown

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

American figurative painter Joan Brown (1938-1990)

1. Gordon, Joan, and Rufus in Front of S.F. Opera House, 1969 / Oil on canvas / Estate of Joan Brown

2. Self-Portrait with Fish and Cat, 1970 / Oil enamel on board / Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AK

3. Self-Portrait In Fur Hat, 1972 / Enamel on panel / di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Napa, CA

4. Self-Portrait, 1977 / Oil on canvas / Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

5. Harmony, 1982 / Oil enamel on canvas / Estate of Joan Brown

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