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National Museum of Women in the Arts

Archive: Nov 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.

A Case of Mistaken Identity? Spotlight on Lilla Cabot Perry

Posted: November 19, 2013
Category: Archive: Nov 2013
Lady with a Bowl of Violets (ca. 1910) has been called one of NMWA’s “best-loved works.”
A young woman sits on a chair with her hair in a loose bun, wearing a white lace-trim gown. Her body turns slightly right towards a fireplace, its orange glow reflected on her hair and torso. The room is light and clean and a dark bowl overflowing with violets sits on the mantle.

Ellen Day Hale: Traveling Adventurously

Posted: November 13, 2013
Category: Archive: Nov 2013
Ellen Day Hale can be seen as a woman artist who was given opportunities not afforded to many other women of her time, showing the huge artistic benefits conferred by...

Dominating with Depth: Faith Ringgold

Posted: November 6, 2013
Category: Archive: Nov 2013
As an artist, Faith Ringgold has always worked to tell her story. She created bold, provocative paintings during the 1960s, directly responding to the Civil Rights and feminist movements.

Fluid Identities: The “Parts” and “Projects” of Nikki Lee

Posted: November 1, 2013
Category: Archive: Nov 2013
Color photograph of a street scene. Red brick buildings with colorful awnings are on the right and a smiling woman on the left. She holds the arm of a companion who has been cropped out of the left side of the image.