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Archive: Feb 2013

View of the museum from outside showing the Neoclassical building from one corner. The building is a tan-colored stone with an arched doorway, long vertical windows, and detailed molding around the roof.
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One Queen to Rule Them All: Margrethe II of Denmark
Posted: February 25, 2013
Category: Archive: Feb 2013
In honor of A World Apart: Anna Ancher and the Skagen Art Colony, we’re researching other delightful, innovative, and interesting Danish women in the arts. Dark wizards, pint-sized hobbits, and...
View of a gallery space. On a white wall, it says "A World Apart: Anna Ancher and the Skagen Art Colony."

Skagen artist Marie Triepcke Krøyer: Part 2 of 2
Posted: February 22, 2013
Category: Archive: Feb 2013
In 1895, Marie Krøyer gave birth to her only child with husband P.S. Krøyer, daughter Vibeke. Demanding perfection of herself in every realm, Marie never achieved a balance between painting,...
View of a gallery space. On a white wall, it says "A World Apart: Anna Ancher and the Skagen Art Colony."

Skagen artist Marie Triepcke Krøyer: Part 1 of 2
Posted: February 21, 2013
Category: Archive: Feb 2013
A tragic figure in the circle of the Skagen art colony, Marie Triepcke Krøyer (1867–1940), famously considered the most beautiful woman in Denmark in her youth, was a talented painter...
View of a gallery space. On a white wall, it says "A World Apart: Anna Ancher and the Skagen Art Colony."

Letting Their Hair Down: “Wild” Women at NMWA
Posted: February 6, 2013
Category: Archive: Feb 2013
What can you guess about a woman from her hair? Whether the ill-fated Ophelia’s disheveled tresses or Rapunzel’s ladder-long locks, hair is often a significant tool in characterization. In art,...
Side-by-side portraits of a light-skinned couple with dark hair sitting in formal postures. Gazing outward, they wear dark clothing with light accents and the woman wears a gold earring and pin. They both hold objects: the woman a brocaded red cloth and the man a book.