Archive for the ‘From the Vault’ Category
From the Archives: Catharina Baart Biddle
Posted by: Broad Strokes on: May 1, 2012
The Library and Research Center at the National Museum of Women in the Arts recently accepted an archival donation from the estate of artist Catharina Baart Biddle (1912–2005). The wealth of archival material includes correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, and many other artifacts that shed light on the life of this notable Washington arts supporter and [...]
Ask Heather Monthly Feature: Treasures of the Library and Research Center: exploring the Doris Lee Archive
Posted by: Broad Strokes on: July 1, 2011
Want to know more about a lesser-known woman artist? The history of NMWA? A history of fashion worn to NMWA Galas? Heather Slania, director of NMWA’s Library and Research Center, will dig through the NMWA Institutional Archives, the Archives of Women Artists, and the vast collection of books under her purview to answer your questions! [...]
From the Vault: Louise Moillon
Posted by: Broad Strokes on: August 24, 2010
Louise Moillon is an enigma. Born in 1609 or 1610 in France to a Protestant family, her works reflect a distinct Flemish influence, yet at the same time reject the vanitas symbolism that so often marks Northern still-lifes of the 17th century. She painted finely crafted tableaux as a precociously talented young woman, yet mysteriously [...]
From the Vault: Rineke Dijkstra
Posted by: Broad Strokes on: August 16, 2010
Sea to Shining Sea: Rineke Dijkstra’s cross-Atlantic look at teenagers in the early 1990s Dutch photographer and video-artist Rineke Dijkstra is well known for her intense and intimate approach to portraiture. Her work, typically executed in a serial format, is predicated on people in a state of transition, particularly teenagers on the verge of adulthood. [...]
From NMWA’s Vault: Audrey Flack
Posted by: Broad Strokes on: May 19, 2010
”I believe that through our art, and through the projection of trancendent imagery, we can mend and heal the planet” – Audrey Flack Since the mid 1950s, Audrey Flack has fought for her artistic beliefs and explored new dimensions through her work. A member of New York City artist circles, Flack has experimented with painting, [...]
From NMWA’s Vault: Sue Coe
Posted by: Broad Strokes on: April 9, 2010
An extremely intelligent and immensely complicated artist, Sue Coe has been truly groundbreaking in the realm of sociopolitical art. Her signature style of “visual journalism” distributes valuable information to the public to instigate social change for the causes she supports such as ending animal cruelty, economic oppression, sexual exploitation, and political corruption. Her mediums include [...]
From NMWA’s Vault: Tamara de Lempicka
Posted by: Broad Strokes on: March 30, 2010
As a leading portraitist of the Art Deco movement in the 1920s through the 1930s, Tamara de Lempicka is truly a force representing women’s contribution to art.. Her strong will, extraordinary life, and drive for all things avant-garde kept her in the spotlight for most of her life. Lempicka’s technique was elegant and precise, echoing [...]
From NMWA’s Vault: Lola Alvarez Bravo
Posted by: Broad Strokes on: March 24, 2010
Lola Alvarez Bravo was a pioneer of the photography movement and perhaps the first professional Mexican woman photographer. She shattered stereotypes by pursuing her dream from behind a camera lens and was associated with and photographed the most famous artists of her day, such as Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco, Maria Izquierdo, Alfaro Siquieros, and [...]
From NMWA’s Vault: Lotte Laserstein
Posted by: Broad Strokes on: March 19, 2010
Lotte Laserstein is perhaps one of the best examples of German Realist painting from the first part of the twentieth century. Her brilliance was forgotten until the late 1980s and Morning Toilette became one of NMWA’s first acquisitions in 1987 with the help of Washington, D.C., artist Clarice Smith. During the peak of her career [...]
Happy St. Patrick’s Day: Kathy Prendergast
Posted by: Broad Strokes on: March 17, 2010
In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, Broad Strokes is highlighting an artist of Irish decent whose work is in the collection. Kathy Prendergast is a contemporary sculptor, draftsperson, installation artist, painter, and knitter currently working in London. Her work deals with sexuality, identity, landscaping, mapping, control, and power, and revolves around her personal history. Entering [...]
