by Erika Gaffney | Jul 31, 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 second quarter of this calendar year. Each description is drawn from the blurb on the publisher’s website. Do you know of...
by artherstory | Jul 30, 2024 | News/Blog
“Portrait of Artemisia Gentileschi as Saint Catherine” or “Self-portrait”? Guest post by Kali Schliewenz, Art History student, University of Cologne The Curious Case of Maddalena Corvina’s Saint Catherine of Alexandria While visiting the exhibition...
by artherstory | Jun 30, 2024 | News/Blog
Guest post by Rowena Loverance, independent scholar, London Sylvia Shaw Judson was a professional sculptor who specialized in depicting children and animals. In midlife, however, she became a Quaker, and her career took a dramatic turn. Quaker women artists: the...
by artherstory | Jun 18, 2024 | News/Blog
Guest post by Ellice Wu, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Angelica Kauffman, Self-Portrait, c. 1770–75. Oil on canvas, 74 x 61 cm. Ramsbury Manor Foundation. 2024 is shaping up to be a great year for exhibitions on women artists—and certainly no less...
by artherstory | Jun 6, 2024 | News/Blog
Guest post by Hannah Lyons, Curator of the Art Collection, the University of Reading Feature image. Bust-length portrait of a young woman, head turned to the right, by Minnie Jane Hardman, c. 1884–89. The University of Reading Art Collection. On 13 March 1883, the...
by artherstory | May 28, 2024 | News/Blog
Guest post by Lesley Stevenson, London Metropolitan University Louise Moillon, Basket of Damsons, 1629, private collection; source, Wikipedia Lowizo de Molyne, Lousea Mullon, Loweza Mollon: who was Louise Moillon? On the second floor of the Louvre Museum is...
