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Exhibition

Women Artists and the Spaces of Femininity, circa 1700-1900

Women Artists and the Spaces of Femininity, circa 1700-1900

Heather Jensen, curator

February 3, 2001–May 20, 2001

North Balcony, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

This exhibition featured paintings, photographs, graphic art, and textiles by eighteenth- and nineteenth-century women artists to demonstrate the myriad ways in which women of that era participated in the visual arts. It was organized in conjunction with the March 2001 British Women Writers Association conference held at the University of Kansas and to celebrate Women's History Month.

Exhibition images

Works of art

Cleopatra before Augustus, Angelica Kauffman (1741–1807) — Angelica Kauffman (1741–1807)

Cleopatra before Augustus, 1783

Young Caretaker (or Motherhood), Lilla Cabot Perry (1848–1933) — Lilla Cabot Perry (1848–1933)

Young Caretaker (or Motherhood), circa 1899

untitled (beach scene), Anne Estelle Rice (1877–1959) — Anne Estelle Rice (1877–1959)

untitled (beach scene), circa 1910–1912

The Barefooted Child, Mary Cassatt (1844–1926) — Mary Cassatt (1844–1926)

The Barefooted Child, circa 1896–1897

En Déshabillé (While Undressing) (also called Italian Girl), Mary Cassatt (1844–1926) — Mary Cassatt (1844–1926)

En Déshabillé (While Undressing) (also called Italian Girl), circa 1889

Portrait of Antoine Saint-Just, Constance Mayer (1775–1821) — Constance Mayer (1775–1821)

Portrait of Antoine Saint-Just, late 1700s

Lumague, Suzanne Elisabeth Silvestre (1694–circa 1738); Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641) — Suzanne Elisabeth Silvestre (1694–circa 1738); Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641)

Lumague, early 1700s

untitled (chinoiserie design), Anne Allen (late 1700s); Jean-Baptist Pillement (1728–1808) — Anne Allen (late 1700s); Jean-Baptist Pillement (1728–1808)

untitled (chinoiserie design), circa 1796

Die Pfluger (The Ploughmen), Käthe Kollwitz (1867–1945) — Käthe Kollwitz (1867–1945)

Die Pfluger (The Ploughmen), 1906

Ende (The End), Käthe Kollwitz (1867–1945) — Käthe Kollwitz (1867–1945)

Ende (The End), 1897

Tod und Frau (Death and Woman), Käthe Kollwitz (1867–1945) — Käthe Kollwitz (1867–1945)

Tod und Frau (Death and Woman), 1910

Mlle. A. Robert, Gabriele Münter (1877–1962) — Gabriele Münter (1877–1962)

Mlle. A. Robert, 1907

untitled (portrait of Mrs. Vitale), Gertrude Stanton Käsebier (1852–1934) — Gertrude Stanton Käsebier (1852–1934)

untitled (portrait of Mrs. Vitale), late 1800s–early 1900s

Rodin in His Studio, Gertrude Stanton Käsebier (1852–1934) — Gertrude Stanton Käsebier (1852–1934)

Rodin in His Studio, circa 1906–1907

untitled (woman bending over a child), Gertrude Stanton Käsebier (1852–1934) — Gertrude Stanton Käsebier (1852–1934)

untitled (woman bending over a child), 1899

Young Girl Reading, Oscar Gustav Rejlander (1813–1875) — Oscar Gustav Rejlander (1813–1875)

Young Girl Reading, circa 1863

Great God Whose Wonderous Works Decree... sampler, Hanna Hawthorn — Hanna Hawthorn

Great God Whose Wonderous Works Decree... sampler, 1809

mourning picture with two women, Harriet Battelle — Harriet Battelle

mourning picture with two women, circa 1807

Garden of Eden quilt, Olive Batchelor Wells (1822–1893) — Olive Batchelor Wells (1822–1893)

Garden of Eden quilt, circa 1840–1860

sugar tongs, Hester Bateman (1708–1794) — Hester Bateman (1708–1794)

sugar tongs, 1779–1780

vase, Anna Frances Simpson (1880–1930); Joseph Fortune Meyer (1848–1931); Newcomb Pottery (active 1895–1940) — Anna Frances Simpson (1880–1930); Joseph Fortune Meyer (1848–1931); Newcomb Pottery (active 1895–1940)

vase, 1918

Girl, Oscar Gustav Rejlander (1813–1875) — Oscar Gustav Rejlander (1813–1875)

Girl, circa 1863

Events

March 15, 2001

Talk

Heather Jensen on Women Artists and the Spaces of Femininity

12:15–1:15PM