Art Herstory’s Women Artists Favorite Things, 2020 Edition

by Erika Gaffney | Nov 28, 2020 | News/Blog

Here at Art Herstory, we love to showcase works by history’s women artists. And we love to see other organizations do the same! With that in mind, this year we present the first-ever Art Herstory Women Artists Favorite Things List. (It is along the lines of...

Eunice Golden: Making Space for Female Erotic Desire in the Art Institution

by wpengine | Nov 17, 2020 | News/Blog

Guest post by Isabel Gilmour, Bachelor of Arts Candidate in Art History, Columbia University The unabashed and open expression of one’s sexual desire is still taboo in American society. But with her male landscapes that communicate her erotic desire for the male...

“La grandezza del universo” nell’arte di Giovanna Garzoni / “The grandeur of the universe” in the art of Giovanna Garzoni

by wpengine | Jul 10, 2020 | News/Blog

Guest post by Sara Matthews-Grieco, Syracuse University in Florence This guest post reviews the recent art exhibition, curated by Dr. Sheila Barker, presented by the Uffizi Galleries at Andito degli Angiolini, Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Italy, 28 May–28 June 2020...

New Books About History’s Women Artists | Apr–Jun 2020

by Erika Gaffney | Jun 21, 2020 | News/Blog

Here we list all the new books about women artists that have come to our attention, published in the second quarter of this calendar year. Descriptions are drawn from the blurb on the publisher’s website. If you know of other titles that should be on this list, please...

Two of a Kind: Giovanna Garzoni and Artemisia Gentileschi

by wpengine | Apr 20, 2020 | News/Blog

Guest post by Mary D. Garrard, American University (Emerita) In spring 2020, two female Old Master solo exhibitions would have occurred simultaneously: Artemisia Gentileschi, at the National Gallery, London, and Giovanna Garzoni, at Palazzo Pitti in Florence. The...