Women in the Visual Arts

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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>.