Search Results for “women artists” – Reveries Under the Sign of Austen, Two

Tina Blau (1845-1916): immersive industrial, agricultural, & park landscape artist — & teacher of women artists

Tina Blau with her Painting Wagon — and huge over-decorated hat (1911-12) — a photograph Spring in the Prater (1879) — a painting (black-and-white reproduction) Friends and readers, I’ve put off writing this short blog on another later 19th into 20th century woman artist/painter long enough. I am not going to find any more material … Continue reading “Tina Blau (1845-1916): immersive industrial, agricultural, & park landscape artist — & teacher of women artists”

EC/ASECS at Staunton, Va; ASECS, Denver: Theater, Film, Landscape, Women artists

A 2017 production of Etheredge’s Man of Mode A painting of an unknown young woman in the Berger Collection, Denver Art Museum Friends and readers, I held off writing about the rest of the autumn EC/ASECS conference separate sessions this past fall at the East Central, American 18th century society, a regional group (for a brief account … Continue reading “EC/ASECS at Staunton, Va; ASECS, Denver: Theater, Film, Landscape, Women artists”

Nellie Epps (1850-1929) brought back; the 2nd and a 3rd series of women artists

Dear Friends, It is gratifying to be told that one of your blogs has prompted another blogger to write further on its subjects: the woman in question was part of my two series thus far of women artists: Ellen Epps Gosse. Roger Wotton, Professor Emeritus of Biology at University College London, was moved to write … Continue reading “Nellie Epps (1850-1929) brought back; the 2nd and a 3rd series of women artists”

Whitney Chadwick: Women Artists, & the 20th century Surreal Movement:

Eileen Agar (1899-1991), a photo of herself (summer 1935) Remedios Varo (1908-63), The Flutist (1955) Carrington: I painted for myself. I never believed that anyone would exhibit or buy my work Dear friends and readers, At long last I return to my project on women artists (see first series). I had reached the mid- to … Continue reading “Whitney Chadwick: Women Artists, & the 20th century Surreal Movement:”

Linda Nochlin’s Why have there been no great women artists?

Angelica Kauffman, A Turkish Lady Reclining, Gazing at a Miniature (1773) Friends and readers, Further to my coming blogs on women artists and while studying and reading about Angelica Kauffman and Anna Dorothea Therbusch (1721-82), last night I read Linda Nochlin’s famous (oft-referred to) essay, “Why have there been no great women artists?” (reprinted in … Continue reading “Linda Nochlin’s Why have there been no great women artists?”

Women artists: a few thoughts on the “obstacle race”

Angelica Kauffman (1741-1807), Penelope Taking Down the Bow of Ulysses (1788) Dear friends and readers, Lest you think I’ve given up on my women artists blogs, I write an interim few thoughts on the problems women had making money for their work. (See my last, later 17th century Mary Beale.) I’ve been reading a much … Continue reading “Women artists: a few thoughts on the “obstacle race””

A Handy List of Women Artists thus far

Mickalene Thomas (b. 1971) Fairy Tale (A Brooklyn Museun of Art exhibit — scroll down) Dear friends and readers, Now that I’ve finished the first round of my project, I want to gather the women thus far before returning to perhaps before the early modern period (Renaissance) to begin again. I will stay within the … Continue reading “A Handy List of Women Artists thus far”

Francoise Duparc (1726-1778) — and an early modern women artists conference

Woman Knitting (n.d.) Dear friends and readers, For our fifth subject, we have a woman painter about whom little is known. Her portraits are not of upper-class people, she does not reach any lessons, nor attempt to entertain or amuse. Her paintings fall under the rubric of “absorption” so long ago described by Michael Fried … Continue reading “Francoise Duparc (1726-1778) — and an early modern women artists conference”

ASECS 2015, LA: Working women: poets, artists, educators, concert organizers & gendered architecture & space

Madame de Genlis, as drawn by her daughter, Caroline Enfin, songez, mon cher Porphire, qu’il n’est qu’un temps de la vie pour ecrire & pour travailler, & que ce temps s’ecoule avec une extreme rapidite [remember there is only one time in life for writing, for working within, and it flows away oh so swiftly, … Continue reading “ASECS 2015, LA: Working women: poets, artists, educators, concert organizers & gendered architecture & space”