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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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Autoportrait Day 224~ Tamara Łempicka

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

Polish painter Tamara Łempicka (1898-1980)

1. Self Portrait, 1941 / Pencil / Private collection

2. Self Portrait, 1939 / Pencil / Private collection

3. Self Portrait in a Green Bugatti, 1929 / Oil on wood panel / Private collection

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