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A sculpture hanging from a white ceiling made of many multi-colored chains, balls, beads, and circles. — Beatriz Milhazes, *Marola*, 2015; Acrylic, hand-painted enamel on aluminum, stainless steel, and polyester flowers, 100 x 72 x 56 in.; Gift of Tony Podesta Collection; © Beatriz Milhazes Studio; Image courtesy of White Cube Gallery; Photo by Ben Westoby

Art print with black text on a white background. Large text at the top reads, "At last! Museums will no longer discriminate against women and minority artists.*" Smaller text below reads, "Under the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1988, an institution that discriminates in any of its operations will be denied federal funds. We encourage women and artists of color to contact their favorite museums. They need you now!" At the bottom of the print reads "Please send $ and comments to: 532 LaGuardia Pl. #237, NY 10012" "Guerrilla Girls Conscience of the art world" — Guerrilla Girls, *At Last! Museums will no longer discriminate against women and minority artists*, (from the series “Guerrilla Girls Talk Back: The First Five Years, 1985-1990”), 1986; Photolithograph on paper, 17 x 22 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of Steven Scott, Baltimore, in honor of Wilhelmina Cole Holladay; © Guerrilla Girls

A long, empty corridor with white-tiled walls, floors, and ceiling is lit with a warm glow from the lights that hang in the middle of the ceiling. — Jane and Louise Wilson, *North Corridor, Hoover Dam: Las Vegas*, 1999; Chromogenic color print on aluminum, 71 x 71 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of Heather and Tony Podesta Collection; © Jane and Louise Wilson, Courtesy of 303 Gallery, New York; Photo by Lee Stalsworth

An Expressionist oil painting depicting a large lake nestled into a mountainous landscape. There is a forest of trees with red, yellow, and orange leaves. On the far shore of the lake are houses and other buildings. In the foreground, a single sheep is grazing in front of two houses. — Gabriele Münter, *Staffelsee in Autumn*, 1923; Oil on board, 13 3/4 x 19 1/4 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of Wallace and Wilhelmina Holladay; © 2023 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

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A modern museum gallery is photographed at a wide angle. It features several inset bays in which art of various sizes and mediums is hung. In the foreground, a marble sculpture depicts an abstracted, voluptuous figure with a pregnant belly. The figure is covered in bright patterns and posed stepping forward, with raised, outstretched arms.

A visitor walks in the middle of a modern museum gallery. Three abstract sculptures made from beams of cedar are stacked and roughly carved. — Installation view of works by Ursula von Rydingsvard in *The Sky’s the Limit* at the National Museum of Women in the Arts; Photo by Jennifer Hughes for NMWA

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Museum visitors observe artworks hanging on the royal blue walls of a small gallery bay. Paintings of various sizes are on display, and small sculptures are in a glass case. — Collection galleries at the National Museum of Women in the Arts; Photo by Jennifer Hughes for NMWA

A woman with a light skin tone and blonde hair is sitting behind a glass wall by a desk. With one hand, she is holding a card and taking a closer look, with the other hand she is holding onto a box of cards. — A researcher in the Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center, National Museum of Women in the Arts; Photo by Joy Asico-Smith

A modern museum gallery is photographed at a wide angle. It features several inset bays in which art of various sizes and mediums is hung. Visitors walk through the galleries and observe the works. — Collection galleries at the National Museum of Women in the Arts; Photo by Jennifer Hughes for NMWA

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Blending techniques of collage, painting, textile, and sculpture, Suchitra Mattai (b. 1973, Georgetown, Guyana) combines vintage and contemporary materials, such as found tapestries and photographs, jewelry, thread, paint, and fabrics, into three- and two-dimensional works about identity and belonging. She highlights the hidden histories of people like her forebears, who came to Guyana while it was still a British colony as indentured laborers from India.

Gabriele Münter, Staffelsee in Autumn, 1923; Oil on board, 13 3/4 x 19 1/4 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of Wallace and Wilhelmina Holladay; © 2023 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

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Happy Birthday to Maggie Foskett, who was born on this day in 1919. Impress your friends with five fast facts about the artist, whose works are part of NMWA’s collection.

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Prints and sculptures showcase Alison Saar’s deep interest in history, identity, and cultures of the African diaspora. Her vibrant prints allude to spiritual beliefs and critique cultural stereotypes.

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Lithograph print on a blue background portrays a nude woman laying horizontally across the length of the paper. In place of hair, a bottle tree appears to sprout from the figure’s head. — Alison Saar, *Compton Nocturne*, 2012; Color lithograph, 19 1/4 x 25 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Promised Gift of Steven Scott, Baltimore, in Honor of the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the National Museum of Women in the Arts; © Alison Saar; Photo by Lee Stalsworth

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