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National Museum of Women in the Arts

Anne Vallayer-Coster

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.

5 Fast Facts: Drama Queens and #5WomenArtists

Posted: March 8, 2023
Category: Anne Vallayer-Coster
Impress your friends with five fast facts about actors and the visual artists in NMWA's collection who portrayed them!
Realistic painting of a light-skinned woman with elaborately-coiffed medium-brown hair, gazing at the viewer, wearing a classic white silk dress and red draped cape with gold embellishments, gesturing dramatically with one hand over her heart and the other extended outward.