20CONTEMPORARY FEMINIST ART

EUGENIA LANGANMATER ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLHIALEAH GARDENS, FLORIDA

THEME:

A PLACE AT THE TABLE AND A ROOM OF ONE'S OWN

TO REFLECT:

LONG HISTORY OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN ARTISTS

ART WORLD'S (EVENTUAL) ACCEPTANCE OF WOMEN ARTISTS

AND THAT MUCH WOMEN'S ART REMAINS FUNDAMENTALLY DIFFERENT FROM MEN'S ART

REVIEW OF WOMAN ARTISTS

THE ANONYMOUS WOMEN WHO MADE THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY

HILDEGARD RECEIVES HER VISIONS, DETAIL OF A FACSIMILE OF A LOST FOLIO IN THE RUPERTS-BERGER SCIVIASBY HILDEGARD OF BINGEN, FROM TRIER OR BINGEN, GERMANY, ©1150–1179. ABBEY OF ST. HILDEGARD, RÜDESHEIM/EIBINGEN.

HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

CATERINA VAN HEMESSEN, SELF-PORTRAIT, 1548. OIL ON PANEL, 1' ¾"X 9 7/8". KUNSTMUSEUM, ÖFFENTLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNG BASEL, SWITZERLAND.

SOPHONSIBA ANGUISSOLA, SELF-PORTRAIT AT THE EASEL PAINTING A DEVOTIONAL PANEL, 1556. OIL ON CANVAS, 2' 2" X 1' 10½ ". MUZEUM-ZAMEK, LANCUT, POLAND.

PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST'S SISTERS AND BROTHER © 1555. OIL ON PANEL, 2' 5 ¼" X 3' 1 ½". CORSHAM COURT, WILSHIRE.

ARTEMESIA GENTILESCHI, JUDITH SLAYING HOLOFERNES, © 1614-20. OIL ON CANVAS, 6’ 61/3" X 5' 4". UFFIZI.

GENTILESCHI, SELF-PORTRAIT AS THE ALLEGORY OF PAINTING, 1638-39. OIL ON CANVAS, 3/ 3' X 2' 7". KENSINGTON PALACE, LONDON.

JUDITH LEYSTER, SELF-PORTRAIT, © 1630. OIL ON CANVAS, 2’ 53/8" X 2’ 15/8". NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, D.C.

ÉLISABETH LOUISE VIGÉE-LEBRUN, SELF-PORTRAIT, 1790. OIL ON CANVAS, 8' 4" X 6' 9". UFFIZI, FLORENCE.

VIGÉE-LEBRUN, STATE PORTRAIT OF MARIE ANTOINETTE AND HER CHILDREN, 1787. OIL ON CANVAS, 9' ½" X 7' 5/8".

ANGELICA KAUFFMAN, CORNELIA PRESENTING HER CHILDREN AS HER TREASURES, OR MOTHER OF THE GRACCHI, © 1785. OIL ON CANVAS, 3' 4" X 4' 2". VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, RICHMOND.

KAUFMANN, SELF-PORTRAIT, © 1775. OIL ON CANVAS, APPROX. 2' 7¼" X 2' ¼". NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY, LONDON

ROSA BONHEUR, THE HORSE FAIR, OIL ON CANVAS, 8'¼" X 16' 7½". MET.

JULIA MARGARET CAMERON, OPHELIA, STUDY NO. 2, 1867. ALBUMEN SILVER PRINT, 1' 1" X 10 2/3". GEORGE EASTMAN HOUSE, ROCHESTER

GERTRUDE KASEBIER, BLESSED ART THOU AMONG WOMEN, 1899. PLATINUM PRINT ON JAPANESE TISSUE, 9 3/8" X 5 ½". MOMA.

BERTHE MORISOT, VILLA AT THE SEASIDE, 1874. OIL ON CANVAS, 1' 7 ¾" X 2' 1/8". NORTON SIMON ART FOUNDATION, L.A.

MORISOT, THE CRADLE, 1872. OIL ON CANVAS, APPROX. 22" X 18". MUSÉE D'ORSAY.

MARY CASSATT, SELF PORTRAIT, © 1878. GOUACHE ON PAPER, 2' 95/8" X 2' 33/16". MET.

CASSATT, THE BATH, © 1892. OIL ON CANVAS, 3' 3" X 2' 2". ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO.

KATHE KOLLWITZ, WOMAN WITH DEAD CHILD, 1903. ETCHING AND SOFT-GROUND ETCHING, OVERPRINTED LITHOGRAPHICALLY WITH A GOLD TONE PLATE, 1' 45/8" X 1' 71/8". BRITISH MUSEUM.

PAULA MODERSOHN-BECKER, SELF- PORTRAIT, 1906.OIL ON CANVAS, 2' X 1' 7¾". KUNSTMUSEUM, BASEL, SWITZERLAND.

HANNAH HOCH, CUT WITH THE KITCHEN KNIFE DADA THROUGH THE LAST WEIMAR BEER BELLY CULTURAL EPOCH OF GERMANY, 1919–1920. PHOTOMONTAGE, 3' 9" X 2' 11½". NEUE NATIONALGALERIE, STAATLICHE MUSEEN ZU BERLIN.

GEORGIA O'KEEFE, RADIATOR BUILDING AT NIGHT, 1921. OIL ON CANVAS, 121.9 X 76.2 CM. FISK UNIVERSITY GALLERIES.

O'KEEFE, JACK IN THE PULPIT NO. 4, 1930. OIL ON CANVAS, 3' 4" X 2' 6". NATIONAL GALLERY, D.C.

MARGARET BOURKE-WHITE, FORT PECK DAM, 1936. GELATIN SILVER PRINT, 1'1" X 10½". MET.

DOROTHEA LANGE, MIGRANT MOTHER, NIPOMO VALLEY, 1935. GELATIN SILVER PRINT, 1' 1" X 9". OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA

FRIDA KAHLO, THE TWO FRIDAS, 1939. OIL ON CANVAS, 5' 7" X 5' 7". MUSEO DE ARTE MODERNO, MEXICO CITY.

KAHLO, SELF-PORTRAIT WITH MONKEY, 1938. OIL ON MASONITE, 1' 4" X 1'. ALBRIGHT-KNOX ART GALLERY, NEW YORK.

BARBARA HEPWORTH, OVAL SCULPTURE (NO. 2), 1943. PLASTER CAST, 11¼" X 1' 4¼" X 10". TATE GALLERY

HEPWORTH, SCULPTURE WITH COLOR (DEEP BLUE AND RED), 1943. PAINTED WOOD AND STRINGS, 11" X 10". PRIVATE COLLECTION

LOUISE NEVELSON, TROPICAL GARDEN II, 1957–1959. WOOD PAINTED BLACK, 5' 11½" X 10' 11¾". NATIONAL D’ART MODERNE, CENTRE GEORGES POMPIDOU, PARIS.

"THE IN-BETWEEN PLACE . . ."

HELEN FRANKENTHALER,THE BAY, 1963. ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, 6’ 8 7/8” X 6’ 9 7/8”. DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS.

"POST-PAINTERLY ABSTRACTION" / COLOR FIELD PAINTING

LOUISE BOURGEOIS, CUMUL I, 1969. MARBLE, 1’ 10 3/8” X 4’ 2” X 4’. MUSÉE NATIONAL D’ART MODERNE, CENTRE GEORGES POMPIDOU. "ANTHTROPOMORPH IC LANDSCAPE."

EVA HESSE, HANG-UP, 1965–1966. ACRYLIC ON CLOTH OVER WOOD AND STEEL, 6' X 7' X 6' 6". ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO.

"NON ART, NON CONNOTATIVE, NON GEOMETRIC, NON NOTHING, EVERYTHING . . ."

FEMINIST ART

ANDY WARHOL, GOLDEN MARILYN, 1962. SILKSCREEN INK ON SYNTHETIC POLYMER PAINT ON CANVAS, 6' 11¼ X 4' 9". MOMA.

POP ART

AUDREY FLACK, Marilyn, 1977. OIL OVER ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, 8' X 8'. UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA MUSEUM, TUCSON. SUPERREALISM OR PHOTOREALISM.

ANA MENDIETA, FLOWERS ON BODY, 1973. COLOR PHOTOGRAPH OF EARTH/BODY WORK WITH FLOWERS, EXECUTED AT EL YAAGUL, OAXACA, MEXICO . GALERIE LELONG, NEW YORK.

PERFORMANCE ART

ANA MENCIANA, ARBOL DE LA VIDA (IOWA), 1976. PHOTO-DOCUMENTATION OF AN OF AN EARTH-BODY WORK IN MIXED MEDIA, 8” X 10”. MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON.

MIRIAM SCHAPIRO, ANATOMY OF A KIMONO (SECTION), 1976. FABRIC AND ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, 6' 8' X 8' 6 ' HIGH. COLLECTION OF BRUNO BISHOFBERGER, ZURICH.

"FEMMAGE"

HANNAH WILKE, S.O.S.--- STARIFICATION OBJECT SERIES, 1974. 10 PHOTOGRAPHS WITH 15 CHEWING-GUM SCULPTURES IN PLEXIGLAS CASES MOUNTED ON RAGBOARD, FROM A SERIES ORIGINALLY MADE FOR S.O.S. MASTICATION BOX AND USED IN AN EXHIBITION-PERFORMANCE AT THE CLOCKTOWER, JANUARY 1, 1975, 3' 5" X 5' 8". RON FELDMAN FINE ARTS, NY.

CINDY SHERMAN, UNTITLED FILM STILL # 35, 1979. GELATIN SILVER PRINT, 10" X 8". MOMA.

CINDY SHERMAN, UNTITLED FILM STILL # 21, 1978. GELATIN SILVERPRINT, 5" X 7". MOMA.

CINDY SHERMAN, UNTITLED FILM STILL # 14, 1978. GELATIN SILVERPRINT, 10" X 8". MOMA.

JUDY CHICAGO, THE DINNER PARTY, 1979.

MULTI-MEDIA, INCLUDING PAINTED CERAMICS AND STITCHERY, 48' LONG EACH SIDE. ELIZABETH SACKLER GALLERY, BROOKLYN MUSEUM

"ARTEMESIA GENTILESCHI," THE DINNER PARTY

"GEORGIA O' KEEFE," THE DINNER PARTY

"SOJOURNER TRUTH," THE DINNER PARTY

"SNAKE GODDESS" (MINOAN), AND "HATSHEPSUT," THE DINNER PARTY

BARBARA KRUGER, UNTITLED, 1981. PHOTOGRAPH WITH PAINTED FRAME, 4' 7" X 3' 5". MARY BOONE GALLERY, NY.

FAITH RINGGOLD, WHO'S AFRAID OF AUNT JEMIMA?, 1983. ACRYLIC ON CANVAS WITH FABRIC BORDERS, 7' 6" X 6' 8". PRIVATE COLLECTION.

LORNA SIMPSON, STEREO STYLES, 1988. BLACK AND WHITE POLAROID PRINTS AND 10 ENGRAVED PLASTIC PLAQUES. 5'4" X 9' 8".

OFFSET PRINT, 1988.