Judith Leyster, Leading Star

There also have been many experienced women in the field of painting who are still renowned in our time, and who could compete with men. Among them, one excels exceptionally, Judith Leyster, called “the true Leading star in art.” —Theodore...

Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists

Thoughts on the MIA’s Exhibition of Native American Women Artists Guest post by Elizabeth Sutton, Associate Professor of Art History, University of Northern Iowa A Nation is not conquered until the hearts of its women are on the ground. Then it is finished,...

The Priceless Legacy of Artemisia Gentileschi

A Curator’s Perspective Guest post by Judith W. Mann, Curator of European Art to 1800, the Saint Louis Art Museum On the occasion of what would have been Artemisia Gentileschi’s 426th birthday (July 8), it is worth reflecting on events of the last year that...