Artist Birthday: Anni Albers
Anni Albers is notable as one of the class of Bauhaus fiber artists who helped elevate weaving and other fiber disciplines to the status of fine art in Western art. After moving to the United States, ...
Read MoreAnni Albers is notable as one of the class of Bauhaus fiber artists who helped elevate weaving and other fiber disciplines to the status of fine art in Western art. After moving to the United States, ...
Read MoreIt’s high time we celebrate the art of photographer Frances Benjamin Johnston. She is considered by most art historians to have been the first “press photographer,” photographing fam ...
Read MoreAlthough little is known about her upbringing or training, Peeters was one of a growing number of women artists who were widely acclaimed as professional artists. She was also a pioneer in the relativ ...
Read MoreLiubov Popova was one of the many women artists active in the avant garde art during the period of the Russian Revolution (1917). Not only did she experiment in all of the most recent modernist styles ...
Read MoreElizabeth Catlett’s body of work as an artist was predominantly intended to connect with and honor achievements of African Americans, particularly women. Her works about women such as this army ...
Read MoreIt is not often that we discover an artist whose work may have had a major impact on the direction of American art. But Janet Sobel is one such artist. You think Jackson Pollock (1912–1956) was ...
Read MoreFew artists in history have distinguished themselves both as artists and scientists, but Maria Sibylla Merian holds that distinction. She is considered one of the most important scientists/entomologis ...
Read MoreHaving previously featured French artist Rosa Bonheur in my Importance of Portraits series, I felt it was high time to bring up the importance of her art in the history of women artists. She was a reb ...
Read MoreAmong the many women artists who deserve recognition in the history of art, Gertrude Greene is certainly toward the top of my list. She was a standup, persistent modernist during the difficult economi ...
Read MoreMiriam Schapiro was a pioneer of the Feminist Art Movement in the 1970s. Her renowned “femmage” works helped lay the groundwork for the Pattern and Decoration movement. ...
Read MoreBefore the 1900s, it was hard enough trying to become a professional artist as a woman. It was even more difficult finding acceptance if one was gay. Harriet Hosmer managed to overcome both of those b ...
Read MoreAlthough there are records of women artists from antiquity, women artists between the 1400s and 1700s in the West were either considered anomalies or miracles. The advent of artists' guilds during the ...
Read MoreWorking with new images is so awesome, because I learn something new every few days. Before I added these images from Godey’s Lady’s Book to our collection from the American Antiquari ...
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Our new issue is out, and it's all about INNOVATION. Art teachers share new and exciting art-making experiences in and outside the art room.
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