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Tag Archives: Women
2017: Sok Aun
Charles Fox: Sok Aun (2017) About a third of the construction workers in Phnom Penh are women. “Its been three years since I arrived in Phnom Penh and I have been working in construction the whole time. My daughter is … Continue reading
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1895: Katherine
James Dromgole Linton: Katherine from The Taming of the Shrew (c. 1895) (source)
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1906: The Light Shineth in Darkness and the Darkness Comprehendeth it Not
Evelyn de Morgan: The Light Shineth in Darkness and the Darkness Comprehendeth it Not (1906)
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2014: Striking Anganwadi Workers
M.A. Sriram: Striking anganwadi workers (2014) (source). In India, anganwadi centers provide community health and child care support by offering nutrition and health education programs, immunizations, basic health care services (including contraception), and child care.
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1689: The Princess’s Dream
THE DREAM of Princess Mary of Modena, Wife to James II, late King of England Saturday the 24th of December, 1689, after I had heard Midnight Mass, I went to Bed somewhat melancholy; and being asleep about break of Day, … Continue reading
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2014: Fence
Alyson Shotz: Mirror Fence (2003-2014)
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1968: Blood of the Poets
For her piece Blood of a Poet Box (1965-8), Eleanor Antin collected blood specimens from 100 poets, which she preserved and labeled in glass slides. The work alludes to Jean Cocteau’s 1930 film Le Sang d’un Poète [Blood of a … Continue reading
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1862: Traveling Companions
Augustus Leopold Egg: The Travelling Companions (1862) The city in the background of this painting is Menton, on the Côte d’Azur, which had become a popular destination for sufferers of tuberculosis following the 1861 publication of Dr. James Henry Bennet’s … Continue reading
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1489: Versions
Leonardo da Vinci: Lady with an Ermine [Cecilia Galleran] (1489–1490) Awol Erizku: Lady with a Pitbull (2009) Hans Holbein: Portrait of a Lady with a Squirrel and a Starling [probably Anne Lovell] (c. 1526-28) Frida Khalo: Self-Portrait with … Continue reading
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1943: Miniature Mount Vernon
This miniature reproduction of the West Parlor of George Washington’s Mount Vernon was crafted by Narcissa Niblack Thorne. The photo on the left shows the room being prepared for exhibition at the Baltimore Museum of Art in 1943. Thorne’s detailed … Continue reading
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