WhereAreTheWomenArtists?

MISSING: historic women artists.
LAST SEEN: sometime before the 20th Century.
CURRENTLY RESEARCH SUBJECT: The National Gallery, London.

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#WhereAreTheWomenArtists is finally here!

We'll be sharing the results of our #academic research project investigating the curation of historic women artists 👩‍🎨 Spoiler alert: it's not pretty

Our first stop is the @NationalGallery

#arthistory #womenartists #artherstory

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I was gifted this book a few weeks ago as a graduation present - can confirm it’s excellent!

[#WOMENSART @womensart1]

For anyone interested, 'Great #Women Artists' book with introductory essay by Rebecca Morrill via @Phaidon
(Curator of @womensart1 @PL_Henderson1
was one of a team of writers/researches/art historians involved in the project). https://t.co/80ADR7V5vZ

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And the kicker for #MisiaSert?

The @NationalGallery doesn't own a single work by #JoséMariaSert...

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Today, let's compare how @NationalGallery talks about the marriages of male and #femaleartists and subjects in their artwork labels!

But, oh wait...
We can't.

Because they don't mention the marital status of a single male artist or subject on display...
#arthistory #artherstory

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Today, let's compare how @NationalGallery talks about the marriages of male and #femaleartists and subjects in their artwork labels!

But, oh wait...
We can't.

Because they don't mention the marital status of a single male artist or subject on display...
#arthistory #artherstory

[WhereAreTheWomenArtists? @WhereIsTheirArt]

We know - this is a hard one 🤔

The differences are just so subtle! But if anyone has any guesses then answers on a postcard, please!

#arthistory #artherstory #feministarthistory #womenartists

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It's time for another game of spot the difference!

Today it's between a lovely portrait of #MisiaSert by #Renoir and 3 other portraits of collectors and patrons of the arts 🎨🖼️

Can you work out what's wrong with these artwork labels at @NationalGallery ?? 👇👇

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And finally, here is Misia Sert (still a "well known" collector and patron remember) and a quote from the label of Portrait of Thomas Howard by #Rubens...

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So how does the @NationalGallery describe this incredibly accomplished woman?

As a serial portrait poser and wife, of course!

#arthistory #artherstory #feministarthistory #womenartists

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Good morning 👋

This week at #WhereAreTheWomenArtsists? we're going to introduce you to #MisiaSert (seen here in a lovely portrait by #renoir in @NationalGallery)

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#MisiaSert was a collector, patron, and friend of many influential artists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Paris.

She hosted an artistic salon that was visited by #Monet #Renoir and #HenrideToulouseLautrec as well as prominent writers and musicians of the day...

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“The woman artist is then marked by the stigma of imitation”

- Germain Greer (The Obstacle Race)

#QOTD #arthistory #artherstory #Feminist #womenartists

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Domestic arts and women - https://t.co/HOLqzpt1Wx

Ch. 1 Critical Stereotypes: The Essential Feminine or How Essential is Femininity (in Old Mistresses - Rozsika Parker/Griselda Pollock)

Ch. 14 The Amateurs (in The Obstacle Race - Germaine Greer)

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The @NationalGallery relates the artistic labour of #ÉlisabethVigéeLeBrun to household labour by calling her painting Self Portrait in a Straw Hat a "tidied up" version of #Rubens's Portrait of Susanna Lunden.

Let's look at why this is so damaging for #feminist #arthistory

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ILO Women's Labour Report - https://t.co/qWrsjJIKOi

The impact of Covid-19 on women - https://t.co/NhYTaS5Jid

Professional chefs and gender - https://t.co/oVm59sEndR
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