by Erika Gaffney | Mar 2, 2024 | News/Blog
As we all know, March is Women’s History Month! Here we present, in more or less chronological order, an illustrated list of events having to do with women in art. Some of the events are free to attend; others are fee-based. If you are aware of any events not listed...
by Erika Gaffney | Dec 27, 2023 | News/Blog
Great news: in terms of museum exhibitions, 2024 is shaping up to be exciting for women artists from early modernity through the present. Here, though, we focus (almost) exclusively on women artists from the Renaissance to the early 20th century. Keep checking back;...
by artherstory | Aug 8, 2023 | News/Blog
Guest post by Julie Nash Left: Mary Stevenson Cassatt, On a Balcony, c. 1878–1879. Oil on canvas, 89.9 × 65.2 cm. The Art Institute of Chicago. Gift of Mrs. Albert J. Beveridge in memory of her aunt, Delia Spencer Field. 1938.18. Photo courtesy The Art Institute of...
by Erika Gaffney | Dec 28, 2022 | News/Blog
Maria Hadfield Cosway has recently closed at the Fondazione Maria Cosway. On January 15, Sofonisba—History’s Forgotten Miracle closes at Nivaagaards Malerisamling and Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature closes at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum. What do fans of...
by Erika Gaffney | Nov 20, 2022 | 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...