Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, known as Colette, was a French author and actress whose life story was as interesting as her novels.
Category Archives: Artists
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.
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.
Berthe Morisot
Berthe Marie Pauline Morisot was a French Impressionist painter.
Marie Braquemond
Marie Bracquemond was a French Impressionist painter.
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.
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.
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.
Guan Daosheng
Guan Daosheng is credited with being the most famous female painter and calligrapher in Chinese history.