by wpengine | Apr 19, 2022 | News/Blog
Guest post by Heidi A. Strobel, University of North Texas Self-Portrait, c. 1785, by Mary Linwood (British, 1755–1845). Embroidery, 59 x 45.7 cm. Private Collection. Gallery Pioneer In 1809, embroiderer Mary Linwood (1755–1845) opened a gallery in...
by wpengine | Apr 5, 2022 | News/Blog
Blurbs compiled by Ceci Williams, Art Herstory Intern Here we list all the new books about women artists—from the past, and also from the present—that have come to our attention, published in the first quarter of this calendar year. Each description is drawn from...
by wpengine | Mar 17, 2022 | News/Blog
Guest post by Katherine Manthorne, The Graduate Center, CUNY Fig. 1, Eliza Pratt Greatorex, drawn from a photograph for The Illustrated Weekly. St. Patrick’s Day offers the opportunity to pause and ponder its origins and relations to Irish American art and...
by wpengine | Mar 11, 2022 | News/Blog
Guest post by Ariane van Suchtelen, Mauritshuis, The Hague, The Netherlands In 2022 the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague celebrates its 200th anniversary with In Full Bloom, a festive exhibition about Dutch and Flemish flower still lifes of the seventeenth...
by Erika Gaffney | Feb 26, 2022 | News/Blog
As we all know, March is Women’s History Month! Here we present, in chronological order, an illustrated list of events in honor of women’s contributions to the history of art. Some of the events are free to attend; others are fee-based. If you are aware of...
by Erika Gaffney | Feb 11, 2022 | News/Blog
Big news, the Detroit Institute of Arts Museum Shop now carries Art Herstory note cards! These sets, custom designed by the DIA, showcase the names and artworks of three Italian women artists who were famous in their time, but who have been overlooked in the centuries...
