Grit & Grime: The Dirty Truth behind the Skagen Artists’ Methods
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March 13, 2013
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Nmwa Exhibitions
Surface examinations of the Skagen artists’ paintings reveal that the seaside colony embraced artistic experimentation. Skagens Museum curator Mette Bøgh Jensen illuminated the cutting-edge practices of the Skagen artists in...
Search for the Spectacular: Elisabeth Jerichau Baumann
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March 8, 2013
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Nmwa Exhibitions
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. Seeking success (and stirring up...
One Queen to Rule Them All: Margrethe II of Denmark
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February 25, 2013
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Nmwa Exhibitions
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...
Skagen artist Marie Triepcke Krøyer: Part 2 of 2
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February 22, 2013
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Nmwa Exhibitions
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,...
Skagen artist Marie Triepcke Krøyer: Part 1 of 2
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February 21, 2013
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Nmwa Exhibitions
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...
Fabulous! Portraits by Michele Mattei: Betye Saar
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October 25, 2012
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Nmwa Exhibitions
NMWA’s exhibition Fabulous! Portraits by Michele Mattei presents a selection of Michele Mattei’s photographs of women who have shaped contemporary culture. Mattei, who began her career as a journalist before moving...
Fabulous! Portraits by Michele Mattei: Bette Bao Lord
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October 19, 2012
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Nmwa Exhibitions
NMWA’s exhibition Fabulous! Portraits by Michele Mattei presents a selection of Michele Mattei’s photographs of women who have shaped contemporary culture. Mattei, who began her career as a journalist before...
Fabulous! Portraits by Michele Mattei: Beatrice Wood
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October 12, 2012
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Nmwa Exhibitions
Opening today, NMWA’s exhibition Fabulous! Portraits by Michele Mattei presents a selection of Michele Mattei’s photographs of women who have shaped contemporary culture. Mattei, who began her career as a...
Traveling was as much an obstacle for French women in the 18th and 19th centuries as was professional painting. While today’s Europe is stitched with high-speed rail and affordable flight...
Her vision is to “move beyond the construct of femininity into the un-gendered and free space that should be available for every human being”; her means of achieving it is...
