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Women Artists

Dinner Party for Badass Women by Judy Chicago

Dinner is served for some of the most famous and important women in history. Goddesses, saints, artists, poets, writers, queens, wives, mothers, and...

Jimena Escoto 25 July 2024

Herstory

Lady Anne Clifford: Portraits of a 17th-Century Feminist

During the early modern period of European history (ca. 1500-1800), women’s freedoms varied significantly based on their location and local...

Rachel Witte 25 July 2024

Herstory

The Feminist Artists Who Changed the World

Discovering the trailblazing women who led the way for female talent today.

Guest Profile 25 July 2024

Women Artists

Gerda Wegener: Art Deco Feminist

Today Gerda Wegener is best known for feminist art and portrayal of lesbianism. She was also married to Einar Wegener, who after the sex reassignment...

Kelly Hill 25 July 2024

Camille Claudel, Art Institute of Chicago Interview

Camille Claudel at the Art Institute of Chicago

Camille Claudel’s tempestuous life story—her passionate love affair with her teacher, Auguste Rodin, and her forced confinement in a psychiatric...

Natalia Iacobelli 24 July 2024

Women Artists

Camille Claudel in 5 Sculptures

Camille Claudel was an outstanding 19th-century sculptress, a pupil and assistant to Auguste Rodin, and an artist suffering from mental problems. She...

Valeria Kumekina 24 July 2024

Museum Stories

Wilhelm Hansen’s Impressionist Collection that Denmark Refused to Buy

On September 14, 1918, Wilhelm Hansen founded one of Europe’s finest collections of Impressionist paintings in his summer house not far from...

Magda Michalska 23 July 2024

Artist Stories

Lili Elbe – The First Known Transgender Female Artist

Lili Elbe – born Einar Wegener – was a Danish landscape painter of the early 20th century and the first known transgender woman in arts. She was...

Pola Otterstein 23 July 2024

Impressionism

A Journey into the Cosy Danish Painting: Skagen Painters

Situated in the northernmost point of Denmark, the small town of Skagen is a quaint place with a lot of light and great views. As a result, the town...

Merve Parla 23 July 2024

Love Story

Living in the Shadow – Marie and Peder Severin Krøyer

Marie and Peder Severin Krøyer were a 19th and early 20th-century artist couple. Although their marriage and lives were far from ideal, history has...

Pola Otterstein 23 July 2024

Theater & Cinema

Museums and Filming Locations in the Bridgerton Series

Bridgerton premiered on Netflix in December 2019, breaking viewership records. The show set in Regency London was filmed at various locations...

Jimena Escoto 22 July 2024

Surrealism

Spend Surrealist Summer with Salvador Dalí

Summer is on! If you’re still looking for a beach where you can show your artsy bikini, maybe you’ll be tempted to spend the summer with...

Magda Michalska 22 July 2024