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Autoportrait Day 366~ Trina Robbins

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

Comic artist and author Trina Robbins (born 1938)

1. Self-portrait sketch, c.1973 / Graphite and ink / Morse’s Funnies Version 3

2. Self-portrait button, 1975 / Metal with clear celluloid cover / Various collections

3. Back cover of Trina’s Women, 1976 / 36-page one-issue comic / Various collections

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Autoportrait Day 345~ Françoise Gilot (Part II)

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

Painter Françoise Gilot (1921–2023)

1. Self-Portrait Full Face, 1941 / Graphite on paper / The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, NY

2. Self-Portrait/Moody, 1943 / Pencil on paper / Berman Museum of Art, Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA

3. Autoritratto, 1966 / Color serigraph on paper / Private collection

4. Self Portrait, 1970 / Watercolor on paper / Private collection

5. Self-portrait in Front of Bamboo, 1971 / China ink over pencil on paper / Private collection

6. Untitled (Self Portrait), 1975 / India ink and watercolor on Japon paper / Private collection

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Autoportrait Day 344~ Françoise Gilot (Part I)

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

Painter Françoise Gilot (1921–2023)

1. Study for Self-Portrait, 1939 / Oil on paper / Berman Museum of Art, Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA

2. Portrait in Black (Myself at Work), 1943 / Oil on canvas / Private collection

3. Study for self-portrait in orange with blue necklace. 1944-45 / Oil on paper / Private collection

4. The Painter (Self-portrait at Work), 1946 / Oil on canvas / Françoise Gilot

5. Self-Portrait with Sketchbook, 1952 / Pencil and Crayon on paper / Berman Museum of Art, Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA

6. Untitled (Self Portrait), 1953 / Graphite and crayon on paper / Private collection

7. Étude Bleue, 1953 / Oil on board / Private collection

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Autoportrait Day 333~ Clarissa Sligh

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

Visual artist, lecturer, and essayist Clarissa Sligh (born 1939)

1. Red House, 1991 / Silkscreen print with water-based inks and crayon on paper / Tacoma Community College, Tacoma, WA

2. Red-Crown Crane, 2007 / from Speaking Volumes: Transforming Hate / Original installation Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT

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Autoportrait Day 331~ Leonora Carrington

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

British-born surrealist painter and novelist
Leonora Carrington OBE (1917-2011)

1. Self-Portrait (Inn of the Dawn Horse), c.1937-38 / Oil on canvas / The Met, NYC

2. The Artist Traveling Incognito, 1949 / Oil on canvas / Private collection

3. Self-portrait with orthopedic brace, 1973 / Oil on canvas / Private collection

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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 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 290~ Violet Oakley

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

Painter, muralist, and illustrator Violet Oakley (1874-1961)

1. Self-Portrait: The Artist in Mourning for Her Father, c.1900 / Oil on canvas
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

2. Self-Portrait, 1919 / Oil on canvas mounted on panel / National Academy of Design, NYC

3. Self-Portrait, ND / Charcoal on cream illustration board
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

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Autoportrait Day 278~ Maud Sulter

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

Scottish artist, photographer, writer, and
feminist activist Maud Sulter (1960-2008)

1. Calliope from Zabat series, 1989 / Dye destruction print / Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK

2. Hysteria from Hysteria installation, 1991 / Black and white
photographic print / Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, UK

3. Les Bijoux I from Les Bijoux series, 2002 / Polaroid print on paper / Tate, London, UK

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Autoportrait Day 275~ Vanessa German

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

American artist, writer, and activist Vanessa German (born 1976)

Self-Portrait of the Artist with Physicalized Soul, 2013
Mixed-media assemblage / The Studio Museum in Harlem, NYC

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