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...
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...
by wpengine | May 12, 2020 | News/Blog
A guest post by art historian Louisa Woodville The Flemish-born miniaturist Levina Teerlinc (1510–1576) was a highly-paid member of the Tudor court. Monarchs Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary Tudor, and Elizabeth I commissioned works, including miniatures, from her. She was...
by wpengine | Apr 14, 2020 | News/Blog
Women Artists and Their Contended Place in Public History Guest post by Sheila Barker, The Medici Archive Project This essay is a pendant post of Do We Have Any Great Women Artists Yet?, by Sheila ffolliott. Women Now, Whitney Annual protest by Ad Hoc Women Artists’...
by wpengine | Mar 25, 2020 | News/Blog
Guest post by Ann Sylph, Librarian at the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) As the saying goes, “a picture is worth a thousand words.” Both art and science help people to reconnect with nature and to take action to protect it. The value of art in communicating...
