Tag Archives: Women Artists

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 147~ Sophie Taeuber-Arp

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

Swiss artist and designer Sophie Taeuber-Arp (1889-1943)

1. Head [possible self-portrait], 1920 / Oil on wood with glass beads on wire / MoMA, NYC

2. “Self Portrait with Dada Head” [Photo: Nic Aluf], 1920 / Gelatin silver print / SFMOMA, San Francisco, CA
[MoMA also refers to this as a self portrait]

3. Self-portrait, Strasbourg, 1926 / Photograph / Stiftung Arp e.V., Berlin, Germany

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Autoportrait Day 144~ Louise Hollandine of the Palatinate

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

Painter and abbess Louise Hollandine of the Palatinate (1622-1709)

1. Self-portrait holding a paint brush, c.1650 / Oil on panel / Private collection

2. Self-portrait as Benedictine nun, ND / Oil on canvas / Private collection

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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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