Can you name five women artists?Can your friends?
Whether you can or not, have a look at this trailer for an educational DVD called "Who does she think she is" - it's about five contemporary women artists.
The artist in the picture is Adelaide Labille-Guiard, a contemporary of Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun - late 18th century.
Here are some more you may recognise -
(Angelika Kaufmann, Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun, Sam Taylor-Wood, Leonora Carrington, Frida Kahlo, in order of appearance)and you can click here to find out who this is -
The Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool has, until August, an exhibition called The Rise of Women Artists.
3 comments:
Hello marguaret.
I know Frifa Kalo from a log time.The wife of the mexican peinter you can see all over Mexico.
She got a very difficult life, suffering in her body.
She would have been a good clent for my necklaces. She always have so extraordinario necklaces.
Soon an exibition. This time, I am working with artist glass beads. I have brought some from Japan. Even american' one found in Kobe glass beads museum, and in Nara'boutiques.
On my blog, you can see a chocolat culturel shop'window.
Bises from Lausanne. Béatrice.
It wasn't that hard! I immediately thought of Gwen John, Georgia OKeefe, Joan Eardley, Barbara Rae. Paula Rego but I'd probably struggle further back!
How about a distant ancestor of mine - Maria Verelst (1680-1744)? She came from a Dutch painting family, a number of whom moved to England. She painted portraits (I've seen some in museums and National Trust houses). I like this anecdote about her. One night at the theatre some men near by were conversing at length in German and admiring Maria. She turned to them and, speaking in German, told them that to compliment her in such extravagant terms was no compliment. The men continued in Latin; when Maria then responded in Latin the men were impressed enough to make her acquaintance. Subsequently she painted a portrait of each, and as a result of the men's connections she built up a cultured clientele. Sally
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