“Productive.” “Energetic.” “Joyous.” “Selfless.” “Creative.” These words have often been used to describe Sister Mary Corita (later Corita Kent, 1918–1986). A deeply spiritual woman, she used art as a platform...
In the mid-19th century, dance was ready for a revolution. The ballet theater had been nearly reduced to a peep show in Paris by 1850, as is reflected in the...
In 1690, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1651–1695) wrote a theological argument questioning a famous sermon by one of the most celebrated Christian orators of the 17th century, the...
Widely considered the foremost Baroque poet in 17th-century colonial Mexico, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1651–1695) was a Catholic nun, self-taught polymath, prolific poet and playwright, and the author...
Royalists to Romantics: Spotlight on Marie Victoire Lemoine
Posted: June 8, 2012
Category: Artist Spotlight
In Royalists to Romantics: Women Artists from the Louvre, Versailles, and Other French National Collections, 77 works by 35 artists display the talents of French Revolution-era women artists. Their paintings are windows into their...
Royalists to Romantics: Spotlight on Constance Marie Charpentier
Posted: May 30, 2012
Category: Artist Spotlight
In Royalists to Romantics: Women Artists from the Louvre, Versailles, and Other French National Collections, 77 works by 35 artists display the talents of French Revolution-era women artists. Their paintings are windows into their...
Royalists to Romantics: Spotlight on Césarine Henriette Flore Davin
Posted: May 23, 2012
Category: Artist Spotlight
In Royalists to Romantics: Women Artists from the Louvre, Versailles, and Other French National Collections, 77 works by 35 artists display the talents of French Revolution-era women artists. Their paintings are windows into their...
Royalists to Romantics: Spotlight on Rose Adélaïde Ducreux
Posted: May 15, 2012
Category: Artist Spotlight
In Royalists to Romantics: Women Artists from the Louvre, Versailles, and Other French National Collections, 77 works by 35 artists display the talents of French Revolution-era women artists. Their paintings are windows into their...
Royalists to Romantics: Spotlight on Madeleine Françoise Basseporte
Posted: May 4, 2012
Category: Artist Spotlight
In Royalists to Romantics: Women Artists from the Louvre, Versailles, and Other French National Collections, 77 works by 35 artists display the talents of French Revolution-era women artists. Their paintings are windows into their...
The Library and Research Center at the National Museum of Women in the Arts recently accepted an archival donation from the estate of artist Catharina Baart Biddle (1912–2005). The wealth...