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Art Herstory @artherstory.bsky.social · 51m

Announcing Art Herstory’s 2025 Holiday Card: Poinsettia and Calla Lily
Art by Clarissa Munger Badger (American, 1806-1889)
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Art Herstory Holiday Card for 2025 | Poinsettia and Calla Lily

The 2025 Art Herstory holiday card features "Calla and Poincetha" by American artist Clarissa Munger Badger.

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Francesca @francescagdesnoyer.bsky.social · 1h

Tal día como hoy 8 de octubre de 1930 nació la artista, escritora y activista estadounidense Faith Ringgold

Fue profesora de arte en varios centros públicos de Nueva York y, durante su época como docente, realizó una serie de pinturas titulada Personas Americanas (American People, en inglés), una de sus obras más conocidas, que representa la defensa de los derechos civiles desde un punto de vista feminista.

Street Story Quilt, 1985

Como ferviente activista por los derechos civiles y la igualdad de género, Faith Ringgold ha producido una obra intrínsecamente política. A principios de la década de 1970, abandonó los óleos tradicionales para pintar en acrílico sobre lienzos sin estirar con bordes de tela, una técnica que imita los thangkas tibetanos (pinturas de seda con bordados).

The United States of Attica, 1972

Paralelamente empezó a trabajar en la colección Black America, también llamada Black Light Series, en la que experimentó con colores más oscuros. Esta idea nació tras la observación de que “el arte occidental blanco estaba centrado en el color blanco y en el juego de luz, contraste y claroscuro, mientras que en las culturas africanas, en general, se usaban colores más oscuros, enfatizando más en la tonalidad para crear contraste”.

Freedom of Speech, 1990

Hizo una serie de multipaneles donde trató las verdades y los mitos de modernismo. Como Francia era el núcleo del arte moderno en ese momento, también se convirtió en la fuente principal de inspiración para que artistas de origen afroamericano encontraran su propia identidad "moderna".
Falleció 13 de abril de 2024 a los 93 años.

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Francis Mouton @auctionaugur.bsky.social · 1h

There's also an exposition about Marthe Donas ("Donas, Archipenko & La Section d'Or") at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Antwerp, opened a few days ago. kmska.be/nl/donas-arc...

Donas, Archipenko & La Section d'Or. Betoverend modernisme

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Francis Mouton @auctionaugur.bsky.social · 1h

Just learned through @artherstory.bsky.social that the Met will exhibit "Seeing Silence: The Paintings of Helene Schjerfbeck". I have recently seen a few of her works in Finland, and am quite certain that this will be a treat for many of you. Great artist! www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/...

Seeing Silence: The Paintings of Helene Schjerfbeck - The Metropolitan Museum of Art

This is the first major U.S. exhibition of Helene Schjerfbeck, featuring 60 works that highlight her unique voice in modernism.

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Art Herstory @artherstory.bsky.social · 2h

Art Herstory's Lily and Poinsettia holiday cards, boxed set of 10 | Art by Clarissa Munger Badger etsy.me/42yLq8W via Etsy

A holiday card depicting a drawing of a white lily superimposed over a red poinsettia blossom against an ivory background. On the back is a thumbnail of the image, with text about the artwork and branding info.

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mgregorywriter.bsky.social @mgregorywriter.bsky.social · 15h

Some autumnal pears from Giovanna Garzoni (1600–1670)

#womenartists

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Art Herstory @artherstory.bsky.social · 15h

Indigo and the Art of Quiltmaking
Taft Museum of Art
Oct 4, 2025–Jan 11, 2026 | Fifth Third Gallery
www.taftmuseum.org/exhibitions/...

The quilts on view showcase a range of indigo dyeing techniques as well as the skill, design sensibility, and artistry of the women who made them.

Indigo and the Art of Quiltmaking | Taft Museum of Art

This exhibition presents twenty quilts created between the early 1800s and 2015, featuring fabric in shades of blue ranging from pale sky to inky midnight. These dreamy hues come from indigo, an ancie...

www.taftmuseum.org

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 5d

@carolinemccaff.bsky.social gives the first in our autumn online lecture series on 21st October. 🧵

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 5d

Lady Charlotte Shreiber was a woman who subverted gendered norms and challenged Victorian conventions, Schreiber made major contributions to ceramic history and cultural education, and played an influential role in transnational artistic networks.

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Art Herstory @artherstory.bsky.social · 16h

Great list - we are pleased to see entries for shows about Edmonia Lewis, Nancy Elizabeth Prophet, Michaelina Wautier & more!

For a longer list of upcoming shows on these and other historic #womenartists - see

Museum Exhibitions about Historic Women Artists: 2025
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Historic Women Artists | 2025 Museum Exhibitions

This post lists current and upcoming museum shows that focus on women artists of past centuries, which will be on view during 2025

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Art Herstory @artherstory.bsky.social · 16h

Seen in the wild - Sofonisba Anguissola, by Cecilia Gamberini, is at the shop of the National Museum of Women in the Arts!

shop.nmwa.org/collections/...

The book is in the series "Illuminating Women Artists," published in the UK/ROW by @lhartbooks.bsky.social and in N Amer by Getty Publications.

A picture of a book cover sitting face out on a shelf of books about women artists, all but one of which are shown spine-out.

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Art Herstory @artherstory.bsky.social · 16h

A Long-Forgotten 17th-Century Flemish Master Is Finally Getting the Attention She Deserves
For the first time, nearly all of Baroque painter Michaelina Wautier’s works will be exhibited together
by Ella Feldman for @smithsonianmag.bsky.social
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A Long-Forgotten 17th-Century Flemish Master Is Finally Getting the Attention She Deserves

For the first time, nearly all of Baroque painter Michaelina Wautier's works will be exhibited together

www.smithsonianmag.com

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Art Herstory @artherstory.bsky.social · 16h

Michaelina Wautier Broke Through the Barriers
By Heleen Debruyne, translated by Kate Connelly
www.the-low-countries.com/article/mich...

Michaelina Wautier Broke Through the Barriers - the low countries

Heleen Debruyne takes female painters out of oblivion and gives them the honour they deserve.

www.the-low-countries.com

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Project Gutenberg @gutenberg.org · 3d

A Long-Forgotten 17th-Century Flemish Master Is Finally Getting the Attention She Deserves

For the first time, nearly all of Baroque painter Michaelina Wautier’s works will be exhibited together

by Ella Feldman

www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a...

#womeninart

The Triumph of Bacchus (1650), Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

by Michaelina Wautier - http://www.codart.nl/images/WoutiersTheTriumphofBacchusKHM.JPG

At center stage is Bacchus, reclining in a wheelbarrow. He is semi-nude, enveloped in a leopard skin.

A satyr pushes Bacchus’s wheelbarrow, while another figure pours wine or juice into Bacchus’s open mouth.

The surrounding scene includes multiple revelers—humans, mythic creatures, and animals.

On the far right, Wautier includes a self-portrait: one figure meets the viewer’s gaze directly, standing slightly apart from the intoxication happening around her.

This image is available from the Netherlands Institute for Art History under digital ID 37756.

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Monopol @monopolmagazin.bsky.social · 1d

Das Kunsthistorische Museum Wien zeigt die Barockmalerin Michaelina Wautier – lange übersehen, jetzt mit 29 Werken, darunter ihr Meisterwerk „Der Triumph des Bacchus“. Ein Blick auf Talent, Selbstbewusstsein und historische Wiederentdeckungen

Michaelina Wautier im KHM Wien: Großartige Barockkunst aus der Vergessenheit

Michaelina Wautier war eine der talentiertesten Malerinnen des 17. Jahrhunderts – und lange Zeit fast vergessen. Das Kunsthistorische Museum Wien würdigt nun ihr Werk mit einer groß angelegten Ausstel...

www.monopol-magazin.de

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Art Herstory @artherstory.bsky.social · 16h

8 Must-See Museum Shows Celebrating Overlooked Women Artists
by Katie White for Artnet News
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8 Must-See Museum Shows Celebrating Historic Women Artists

Women artists who made their mark on history have their museum moments this fall, from Michaelina Wautier to Edmonia Lewis.

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Art Herstory @artherstory.bsky.social · Oct 7

Giulia Lama is one of the artists featured in the new book Women Artists & Artisans in Venice & the Veneto, 1400–1750, edited by Tracy Cooper & pub'd by @amsterdamupress.bsky.social, which, thanks to the generosity of Save Venice Inc., is available as #OpenAccess

library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...

Front cover visual of book jacket featuring a detail of a painting in the midst of restoration (featured detail is a woman's face looking upward).

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Art Herstory @artherstory.bsky.social · Oct 7

Madonna in Glory with Two Saints and Allegorical Figure of Venice, c. 1720-1723, by #GiuliaLama (Italian, 1681-1747), who died #otd, Oct 7. Source, The Artemisie Museum via simplykalaa.com/giulia-lama/.

#womenartists #artherstory

A painting within an arched niche of the Madonna and child at the top; below are depictions of Saint Peter and Saint Magnus, as well as of an allegorical figure of Venice.

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Art Herstory @artherstory.bsky.social · 3d

Dorothea Storm-Kreps Twig with Two Pears Note Card | Art from Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen etsy.me/48eK2fl via Etsy

#Dutchwomenartists #womenartists #artherstory

A note card open face down to show front and back covers. The front reproduces a C18th botanical drawing with two pears at the center, stems tied with a ribbon. They are surrounded by cherries, bugs, flowers, leaves, and butterflies. On the back of the card is a thumbnail of the painting, plus text about artist and artwork, and branding info/icons.

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Art Herstory @artherstory.bsky.social · 3d

Public service announcements -

- The NMWA is open despite the shutdown
- Entry is free to furloughed federal employees
- A version of this show opens next year in Belgium, at MSK Gent: Unforgettable, www.mskgent.be/en/exhibitio...
- The NMWA version of the show is on through Jan 11, 2026

Unforgettable

In spring 2026, the MSK offers the chance to discover the fascinating works created by women artists in the Low Countries.

www.mskgent.be

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Art Herstory @artherstory.bsky.social · 3d

1) What a wonderful exhibition!

We'll have more to say on the blog, but for now - see this show if you can!

Women Artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam, 1600-1750,
National Museum of Women in the Arts, NMWA, nmwa.org/exhibitions/...

A photo of four framed engravings on a wall, 2 rows of 2 artworks each, and the wall plaque

A half-length portrait in a black frame of a man in a dark jacket and a white collar. His right hand is visible at the bottom of the painting, holding a small book.

A three-quarter length portrait of an unsmiling white woman standing outdoors, perhaps on a porch. She wears a wimple and a black gown under a white cloak. At the right side of her waist a rosary hangs from a belt; a cross dangles at the bottom of the rosary. Her right hand holds the fabric of her cloak. Her left arm bends at the elbow so that her left hand sits at about her waist; in it she holds an open book.

A photo of a small paper cutting in a brown frame, encased in a clear case for display. The artwork features the Star of David at the center and the monogram “AM” at the top and bottom.

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Art Herstory @artherstory.bsky.social · 4d

St. Francis in Prayer (San Francesco in Preghiera), n.d., by #ElisabettaSirani (Italian, 1638–1665). Private collection; source, Female Artists in History on FB, www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=... #womenartists #artherstory #FeastofStFrancis #StFrancisFeastDay

A painting of St Francis, half length in his brown hooded robe, kneeling in prayer before a crucifix with his hands crossed on his chest. The colors are dark and subtle, mostly browns and grays.

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Art Herstory @artherstory.bsky.social · Oct 4

Saint Francis of Assisi kneeling in meditation, c. 1664, by #MarianadelaCuevayBarradas (Spanish, 1623-1688). Held by @museodelprado, www.museodelprado.es/en/the-colle... #artherstory #womenartists #FeastofStFrancis #StFrancisFeastDay

An oil painting of a male saint in the wilderness, wearing brown robes. He kneels, with his arms crossed in front of his chest, before a ledge containing a skull, a crucifix and a book.

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Art Herstory @artherstory.bsky.social · 4d

A goose & ducks in a landscape, 1680, by #CorneliaDeRijck (Dutch, 1653-1726), who died #otd. Held by
Museum Gouda, gou-apw.adlibhosting.com/AIS/Details/...

On view in Women Artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam, 1600-1750, nmwa.org/exhibitions/...

#artherstory #womenartists #hernaturalhistory

A dark painting of a goose and ducks, close up, in a landscape

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Art Herstory @artherstory.bsky.social · 4d

Coming up Oct 23 -
Hidden histories of the museum
Women transforming art collections
National Gallery, London

The conf asks how women’s work around museums has been recorded–or overlooked–within dominant narratives of art & institutional history.

www.nationalgallery.org.uk/events/hidde...

A photograph of two women operating what looks to be a very early camera.

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