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Colette

Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, known as Colette, was a French author and actress whose life story was as interesting as her novels.

Posted byTamara AndersonSeptember 27, 2021June 5, 2022Posted inArtists, Performers, WritersTags:actress, gender bender, mime, mononymous, the kiss that caused a riot, WritersLeave a comment on Colette

Mary Cassatt

Mary Cassatt was an American painter who came up amongst the French Impressionsists, who painted with a particular emphasis on the private life and motherhood.

Posted byTamara AndersonSeptember 26, 2021November 16, 2021Posted inArtistsTags:impressionism, impressionists, painterLeave a comment on Mary Cassatt

Edmonia Lewis

Mary Edmonia Lewis, also known as “Wildfire,” was the first African-American and Native American sculptor to achieve national and then international prominence.  

Posted byTamara AndersonFebruary 1, 2023January 29, 2023Posted inArtistsTags:Cleopatra, Hagar, Hiawatha, sculptor, The Old Arrow MakerLeave a comment on Edmonia Lewis

Berthe Morisot

Berthe Marie Pauline Morisot was a French Impressionist painter.

Posted byTamara AndersonSeptember 26, 2021November 22, 2021Posted inArtistsTags:artist, impressionism, impressionists, painterLeave a comment on Berthe Morisot

Marie Braquemond

Marie Bracquemond was a French Impressionist painter.

Posted byTamara AndersonSeptember 22, 2021December 17, 2021Posted inArtistsTags:artist, French, impressionism, impressionists, painterLeave a comment on Marie Braquemond

Julia Margaret Cameron

Julia Margaret Cameron was a British photographer known for her soft focus close ups on famous Victorian men and for illustrative images.

Posted byTamara AndersonSeptember 19, 2021December 17, 2021Posted inArtists, PhotographersTags:artist, literary allegory, Photography, VictorianLeave a comment on Julia Margaret Cameron

Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun

Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun was a prominent French portrait painter of the late 18th century best known for her portraits of Marie Antoinette.

Posted byTamara AndersonSeptember 19, 2021November 19, 2021Posted inArtists, HerstoryTags:artist, painter, portrait, queen's painterLeave a comment on Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun

Christine de Pizan

Christine de Pizan, famous for her Book of the City of Ladies, was a medieval writer, illuminator, and bastion of women’s rights.

Posted byTamara AndersonSeptember 18, 2021June 5, 2022Posted inArtists, HerstoryTags:Herstory, illumination, medieval women, WritersLeave a comment on Christine de Pizan

Guan Daosheng

Guan Daosheng is credited with being the most famous female painter and calligrapher in Chinese history.

Posted byTamara AndersonSeptember 18, 2021June 5, 2022Posted inArtists, HerstoryTags:artist, bamboo, calligraphy, Herstory, poetry, WritersLeave a comment on Guan Daosheng

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