-I feel like Iāve heard people say that that the reason female artists in history donāt get recognized is because there arenāt a lot of them and thatās just not true so Iāve compiled a list of female artists, I wonāt be able to list all of them but Iāll try myĀ bestĀ
1. Frida Kahlo (1907-1954): Frida is definitely one of my favorites and also one of the most famous probably. last Halloween i dressed up as her. some of her paintings are The Two Fridas, TheĀ Broken Column, and The Wounded Deer. She had a very interesting and somewhat heartbreaking life so if youāre interesting definitely look into it.
2. Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653): okay so less known but one of my favorites. her father was an artist and she also was a carravagist, she studied under Caravaggio, one of the most famous baroque painters. paintings by her includeĀ Judith Beheading Holofernes, Susanna and the elders, and self portrait as the allegory of painting. fun fact, the scene Judith beheading holofernes was also painted by Caravaggio, and if you compare the two paintings you will see that Caravaggio painted the girls beheading the guy very daintily, while artemisia painted them really getting into it.Ā
3. Judy Chicago (1939-present): Judy Chicago is known for her contemporary feminist art. probably her most notable work is the dinner party, which is basically place settings for females throughout history, and the plates look like vaginas. (seriously look it up) but other works of hers include Rainbow Pickett and earth birthĀ
4. Vigee Le Brun (1755-1842): she painted for the court of Marie Antoinette, but avoided getting her head cut off by leaving before heads started rolling. other than painting for Marie Antoinette, she painted a lot of self portraits, and painted in rococo and neoclassicism style. some of her works include: portrait of Marie Antoinette, Marie Antoinette de Lorraine-Hapsburg queen of France and her children, and self portrait in a straw hatĀ
5. Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986): she is known for painting vaginas-well not really. she is actually known for painting flowers and landscapes. but some her flowers kind of look like vaginas, but she has come out and said that they were not meant to look like that. so you can decide for yourself. some of her paintings are jimson weed,Ā black iris, and oriental poppies.
6. Cindy Sherman (1954-present): she is a contemporary photographer. she worked as her own model for her pictures most of the time, and would dress up as different characters in different settings, usually to make a statement. her works are untitled #184, untitled #153, and untitled (Marilyn).Ā
7. Mary Cassatt (1844-1926): she was an american painter and print maker. she was mainly an impressionist who actually befriended Edgar Degas. other than that I donāt know much about her, but if she interests you i encourage you to do some research! some of her works include: the childās bath, little girl in a blue armchair, and young mother sewing
of course there are so many others, so feel free to add any others you think of!Ā