by Erika Gaffney | Mar 8, 2020 | News/Blog
The initial sub-series profiles female artists of the Renaissance and Baroque Allegory of Fame, c. 1630–35, by Artemisia Gentileschi. The Bennett Collection. Illuminating Women Artists, published by London-based publisher Lund Humphries, launches at a critical moment...
by Erika Gaffney | Jan 16, 2020 | News/Blog
“Women Artists of the Dutch Golden Age” has recently closed at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. On February 2, “A Tale of Two Women Painters” closes at the Prado. So, what do fans of female Old Masters have to look forward to? In a...
by wpengine | Dec 12, 2019 | News/Blog
Guest post by Carol M. Cram, Founder, Art in Fiction The Sisters, 1869, by Berthe Morisot. Held at the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Women have painted for centuries, so why don’t we know more about history’s female artists? Fortunately, several major...
by Erika Gaffney | Nov 15, 2019 | News/Blog
Look for Art Herstory Female Old Master 6-packs at SLAM A view of SLAM’s main museum shop The lovely shops at the Saint Louis Art Museum now carry Art Herstory boxed sets of note cards. Each set contains six note cards, envelopes, and Art Herstory logo seals....
by wpengine | Jul 8, 2019 | News/Blog
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...
