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National Museum of Women in the Arts

Artists on the Road: Travel as Source of Inspiration

Grace Spaulding John, <em>Parasols for Posies</em>, 1932; Oil on linen, 24 x 38 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of Mrs. Patricia John Keightley, the artist's daughter.
Oct 27, 1997, to May 23, 1998

Exhibition Note

Information about this exhibition is limited.

Featured Artists

Carol June Barton
Carol Barton teaches book art classes all over the US, she has curated many exhibitions of book arts, and she is the author of a series of interactive workbook.
A light-skinned adult woman grins at the viewer, displaying a gap-toothed smile. She has chin-length gray hair and is working on a pop-up book depicting a tall white tower emerging from a white piece of paper on a cutting mat. Behind her are labeled bins of book art materials.
Sonia Delaunay
The first living woman artist to be honored with a retrospective exhibition at the Musée du Louvre (1964), Sonia Delaunay blurred the line between “fine” art and “decorative” art.
Maria Sibylla Merian
Using her keen observational skills, Maria Sibylla Merian revolutionized both botany and zoology. From early childhood, she was interested in drawing insects and plants surrounding her.
Etching of a woman holding the stem of a flower in her left land. Her white hair is short and curled to show an earring in her right ear. Her dress, with its lace collar and voluminous sleeves, looks like it is made from expensive fabrics. Her expresssion is open and frank.
Remedios Varo
Remedios Varo’s paintings combine Surrealist influences with a distinctive style that evokes mystical or eerie adventures.
A black-and-white photograph of Remedios Varos, seated in front of an easel. She turns from an easel to face the camera, cigarette in her left hand and paintbrush in her right. Her brushed-back dark hair frames her light-skinned face, falling to just below her chin.