tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812812759664664016.post7522810246219179955..comments2023-08-17T05:04:01.820-07:00Comments on Annie Stromquist: One Artist's Life: And Some Equal Time For Women, Of CourseAnnie Stromquisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04969934940773789326noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812812759664664016.post-24276347504328859222010-02-05T12:21:07.946-08:002010-02-05T12:21:07.946-08:00More on the subject of women artists, historically...More on the subject of women artists, historically, appeared in an exhibition review by Roberta Smith in today's NY Times. Called "Playing With Pictures," the show is of collages created by women in Victorian England during the 1860's and 70's. Roberta Smith writes that the exhibition "refreshes your appreciation of the essential fuzziness of art history and... suggests that women's art history... is still only just beginning to be examined and understood." Don't we know!Annie Stromquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04969934940773789326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812812759664664016.post-48428243002639601832010-02-03T07:57:10.604-08:002010-02-03T07:57:10.604-08:00Yes, Mary Cassat was the only one I could easily t...Yes, Mary Cassat was the only one I could easily think of, too. I bet there were many women artists (then and now) who created art quietly at home and left it at that.Annie Stromquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04969934940773789326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812812759664664016.post-16541212250600885532010-02-02T01:04:20.499-08:002010-02-02T01:04:20.499-08:00I've just Googled a comparison list of male an...I've just Googled a comparison list of male and female painters from the 17th and 18th century. Decidedly more males. Of the females only a few rolled off my tongue, Mary Cassat being one of them. I really would like to discover the women painters of that era.Expats Againhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179740220723589771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812812759664664016.post-73389353145576652322010-02-01T06:23:49.593-08:002010-02-01T06:23:49.593-08:00Hi Iris,
Happy New Year!
I learned of Helene Scher...Hi Iris,<br />Happy New Year!<br />I learned of Helene Scherfbeck at a European art book vendor's booth at the College Art Association Conference some time ago. Her beautiful work really pulled me in.Annie Stromquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04969934940773789326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812812759664664016.post-27107681551707622962010-01-31T21:54:53.178-08:002010-01-31T21:54:53.178-08:00Helene Scherfbeck is from Finland, my mother admir...Helene Scherfbeck is from Finland, my mother admired her greatly.<br />How do you know of her?Claire Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05796893478777638240noreply@blogger.com