May Morris: A Remarkable Arts & Crafts Woman
May Morris (1862–1938) once described herself as a “remarkable woman… though none of you seemed to think so.” These words proved painfully...
Emily Snow 26 September 2024
May Morris (1862–1938) once described herself as a “remarkable woman… though none of you seemed to think so.” These words proved painfully...
Emily Snow 26 September 2024
There have been a plethora of recent surveys of women artists, including Phaidon’s own Great Women Artists (2019) and Great Women Painters...
Catriona Miller 23 September 2024
Frida Kahlo, the Mexican artist known for her powerful and surreal self-portraits, is honored through a unique exhibition at the Dallas Museum of Art...
Mary Margaret Swets 19 September 2024
Zofia Stryjeńska was a prominent Polish artist active during the interwar period. Known as the “Lady of Polish Art,” she gained...
Katarzyna Waszak 17 September 2024
Despite extreme opposition, Lyubov Panchenko dared to celebrate her Ukrainian identity through colorful folk art collages. Tragically, the...
Emily Snow 17 September 2024
For much of the 20th century, the work of Harriet Powers, an enslaved and later emancipated Black folk artist, was erased from the art historical...
Kristin Urban 17 September 2024
The portrait of Elisabeth of Valois by Sofonisba Anguissola depicts a beautiful young Queen of Spain. However, while the imagery is intriguing, the...
Anna Ingram 11 September 2024
The book Mothers of Invention: The Feminist Roots of Contemporary Art comprises an innovative collection of essays by four different authors. Each...
Kaena Daeppen 6 September 2024
Painting animals is part of a tradition in European art dating back to the 17th century when animal-specialized painters began contributing to...
Rute Ferreira 4 September 2024
Georgia O’Keeffe traveled to Hawaii for three months in 1939, leaving on January and returning in April. She was not on vacation, even though she...
Howard Schwartz 3 September 2024
In 1998, for the first time ever, Polina Raiko (1928-2004), a 69-year-old woman who had spent almost her entire life as a wife, mother, and farmer,...
Adam Oestreich 2 September 2024
Anna Boberg was a multidisciplinary self-taught artist active in Stockholm and Paris. She is best known for her arctic landscapes from Lofoten in...
Europeana 2 September 2024