by Erika Gaffney | Oct 27, 2024 | News/Blog
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 third quarter of this calendar year. Each description is drawn from the blurb on the publisher’s website. Do you know of other...
by Erika Gaffney | Oct 12, 2024 | News/Blog
Here we list children’s books about women artists—from the distant past to the present—published from around the time of Art Herstory’s launch. Each description is drawn from the blurb on the publisher’s website. If you know of other titles that should be...
by artherstory | Oct 12, 2024 | News/Blog
Guest post by Anna Pratley, MA student, the Warburg Institute, London Feature image: Susannah Penelope Rosse, Mrs. Vrybergen, ca. 1690. Watercolor on vellum put down on a leaf from a table-book, 70 x 57 mm. Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 455–1892. In a quiet,...
by Erika Gaffney | Oct 6, 2024 | News/Blog
Each year since 2019, Art Herstory has introduced a Christmas and/or holiday card featuring (of course!) a work by a historic woman artist. For the last few years, our holiday cards have featured botanical themes. This. year, we return to the religious theme of our...
by artherstory | Aug 29, 2024 | News/Blog
Guest post by Kathryn Waters, DPhil student, Kellogg College, Oxford Installation view of Now You See Us at Tate Britain, Author photo The current Tate Britain exhibition Now You See Us is mammoth, spanning 400 years. It provides over a hundred...
by artherstory | Aug 20, 2024 | News/Blog
by Erika Gaffney, Art Herstory Founder Installation view of main room of Women Artists on Cape Ann 1870–1970. Author photo. Since the inception of Art Herstory, Gloucester’s Cape Ann Museum (CAM) has been on your correspondent’s radar. The institution...