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Women in the Visual Arts
Mrs. MooreDrawing and Painting
2014
+Big Ideas
Women have played an undervalued role in the Visual Arts.
The study of art history is biased in its view of what is important enough to be studied.
The female perspective in art holds information that the male perspective does not.
+How does it affect me?
Knowledge of different perspectives
Historical outlook
Recognition of the “why”
+Quick Talk
Pair up with another student. Spend the next 5 minutes discussing what you know about female artists. Some suggestions for discussion:
What female artists have you heard of before? Write down their names.
What have you learned about women in history before this class?
Do you think art is/was easier for women to have a career in than another profession? Why?
+Through the Centuries
Female artists have existed for as long as male artists have.
Traditionally, women painted portraits and were often associated with religious groups such as convents.
Craft vs. Fine Art
Renaissance saw growth of women in the arts
Social restrictions on women made it harder for women to be as successful in the art world as men – but women were still able to become artists fairly easily.
Restrictions on what they could paint / draw
+16th Century Artists
Lavinia Fontana (1552-1614)
Italian Renaissance painter
First woman artist outside of the religious sphere
Painted noblewomen
Eventually painted in the court of Pope Paul V
Portrait of a Noblewoman, ca. 1580
+16th Century Artists
Others include:
Queen Elizabeth I of England, ca.1565
Levina Teerlinc
Self-Portrait, 1556
Sofonisba Aguissola
+17th Century Artists
Clara Peeters (1594 ~ 1657)
Flemish painter Started painting
at the age of 14 Little known of
her life as an artist
Known for her still–life paintings
Clara Peeters, Still Life of Fish and Cat, after 1620.
+17th Century Artists
Others include:
Judith Leyster
The Concert, ca. 1633.
Elisabetta Sirani
Self Portrait, 1660.
+A Balancing Act : 16th and 17th Century Female Artists
Social Pressures for Women: -Not having professions -Only allowed to paint
specific things -Not typically allowed in tradesman or craftsman
groups.
Ideas of the Renaissance: -Humanism
-Advances in technology -Image of the artist
+Quick Talk
Based on what we’ve briefly covered about the Renaissance, what do you think the next step would be for women in the visual arts?
+18th Century Artists
Anne Vallayer-Coster (1744-1818)
Part of the Academie Royale at age 26 – that means she was part of the Royal painting group in France before the age of 30!
Painter to Marie Antoinette Her career suffered due to
her affiliation with Marie Antoinette during the French Revolution
Madame de Saint-Huberty in the Role of Dido, 1785
+18th Century Artists
Others include:
Marie-Geneviève Navarre
Portrait of a Young Woman, 1774
Angelica Kauffman
The Family of the Earl of Gower, 1772
+19th Century Artists
Rosa Bonheur (1822 – 1899)
Father was an artist Known for her animal
paintings Early feminist
Weaning the Calves, 1879
+19th Century Artists
Others include:
Mary Cassatt
The Bath, 1891
Jennie Augusta Brownscombe
Love’s Young Dream, 1887
+Quick Talk
What do you notice about the paintings made by women during the 19th century? What can you conclude from these observations?
+20th Century Artists
Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986)
Important abstract artist Utilized simplified forms in
her work Painted flowers and scenes
of the Southwest
Red Poppy, 1927
+Georgia O’Keeffe: Her Own Words
Georgia O'Keeffe, Ram's Head White Hollyhock and Little Hills, 1935
+20th Century Artists
Others include:
Self-Portrait Dedicated to Leon Trotsky, 1937
Frida Kahlo Lois Mailou Jones
Ode to Kinshasa, 1972
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“We get used to a certain kind of color or form or format, and it's acceptable. And to puncture that is sticking your neck out a bit. And then pretty soon, that's very acceptable.”
-Lee Krasner
+Quick Talk
With your partner, spend the next 10 minutes discussing some interesting points from the presentation. Consider the following:
What artists did you like? What did you recognize about their work? What kinds of things did you see most of the female
artists painting? Are you interested in a particular time period? Why? What do you think the quote from Lee Krasner means in
regards to female artists?
+Socrative Quiz
Take the next 5 minutes to complete the Socratic Quiz handout. Please turn this handout in when you are exiting the classroom.
+References
"Collection Highlights." NWA.org. National Museum of Women in the Arts, 2012. Web. 27 July 2014. <http://nmwa.org>.
"Book Arts: Julie Chen." craftinamerica.org. Craft in America, 2007. Web. 27 July 2014. http://www.craftinamerica.org/artists_paper/
Georgia O'Keeffe talking about life/work. Narr. Georgia O'Keeffe. Youtube, 1977. Web. 27 July 2014. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v71awD38Qy4>.