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A woman with light colored skin, wearing a black top and white pants, talks to a group of people in a gallery room. She stands in front of a large, painted portrait of a woman in a high-collared red dress.
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National Museum of Women in the Arts

Artists’ Sketchbooks and Illustrated Diaries: Exploring the In/Visible

Elisabeth Louise Vigée-LeBrun, Mlle. Elisabeth Tischbein (page 37 from sketchbook, "Sejour en Russie, 1795-1801"), 1795-1801; Graphite and chalk on paper, 7 x 4 3/8 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of Wallace and Wilhelmina Holladay
Apr 18 to Jul 15, 2007

Please note: Information about this exhibition is limited.

Featured Artists

Élisabeth Louise Vigée-LeBrun

Renowned French artist Élisabeth Louise Vigée-LeBrun was Marie Antoinette's favorite painter for a decade and was elected to art academies in 10 cities.
Wearing a white, gold-trimmed head wrap and matching scarf, a light-skinned woman looks at the viewer, shown in a three-quarter pose against a dark backdrop in a portrait painting. Tousled curls of brown hair rest on her forehead and shoulders.

Renée Stout

Renée Stout is a Washington, D.C., artist whose paintings and sculptures have earned her international recognition.
" A black-and-white photograph of Renee Stout. With medium-brown skin and thick dreadlocks, and clad in a dark jacket, she looks away from the camera as she leans against a wall. Her figure casts a looming shadow against the wall."