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Set Description and Contents:
Women's lives in early America were largely determined by the basic necessities of everyday life. It wasn't until the early nineteenth century that women had enough time to devote to pursuing art. Introduce your students to women who defied the norm to become early American folk and fine artists.
12 Digital Images with Teacher Support
Digital Images in Projection, Screen, and Thumbnail Sizes
Ready-made Presentations
- Women Artists Background
- Artist Background
- Art Criticism Questions
- Describe and Analyze
- Interpret
- Evaluate
- Review Questions
- Timeline
Teacher Background
- Historical information about each artist and artwork
- Cultural context to support art history and art appreciation programs
- Connections to other influential artists and styles
- Bibliography and Web Resources
Classroom Activities and Handouts
- Art Criticism Questions
- Vocabulary Worksheets
- Artist Summaries
- Artist Biographies
- Timeline
Sample Text
In the early nineteenth century the academy system was introduced in America to regulate artistic patronage and production. It was based on the English academy and as such established standards for training artists, although women were not allowed. However, between 1800 and 1860, many women bucked society's restrictions on their gender and became successful, professional artists. Through the nineteenth century women increasingly challenged the notion that woman's place was still in the home by applying to the American academies in growing numbers. By the end of that century women were represented in all of the major artistic academies in the US.
Artists
Ruth Henshaw Bascom (1772-1848)
Leila T. Bauman (active c1850s)
Fidelia Bridges (1834-1923)
Emily Eastman (born 1804-died?)
Eliza Goodridge (1798-1862)
Ann Hall (1792-1863)
Frances Flora Palmer (1812-1876, born England)
Anna Claypoole Peale (1791-1878)
Eunice Pinney (1770-1849)
Ellen Robbins (1828-1905)
Lilly Martin Spencer (1822-1902)
Mary Ann Willson (active 1810-1825)
Resource for research into women’s art
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