by Andrea Bailey | Jan 6, 2025 | Blog - Rediscovering Women Artists
By Jann Haynes Gilmore, PhD, AWA Board Member Winter solstice has arrived once more; a change from warming interior sunlight to a darker domestic space that makes one feel like curling up with a good art book. It is a welcome time for those who love art and books. I... 
by Andrea Bailey | Nov 1, 2024 | Blog - Rediscovering Women Artists
By Jann Haynes Gilmore, PhD, AWA Board Member While the City of Paris was hosting the Olympics this year, an exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery reinforces the French capital’s right to boast. The National Portrait Gallery catalogue (book)... 
by Andrea Bailey | Jul 30, 2024 | Blog - Rediscovering Women Artists
By Jann Haynes Gilmore, PhD, AWA Board Member When Duncan and Marjorie Phillips were collecting the works of French Nabis artist, Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947), he visited the couple in their Washington, DC, home/gallery in 1926. Later in his correspondence with Duncan,... 
by Andrea Bailey | Jun 3, 2024 | Blog - Rediscovering Women Artists
By Jann Haynes Gilmore, PhD, AWA Board Member Peggy Guggenheim (1898-1979) was a character—not only an heiress but known best for her lifestyle. She was the daughter of Florette and Ben Guggenheim and her uncle, Solomon R. Guggenheim, established the New York... by Andrea Bailey | Mar 25, 2024 | Blog - Rediscovering Women Artists
By Jann Haynes Gilmore, PhD, AWA Board Member As it is often said, “politics is local”. The same can be said about artists who portray their surroundings and the people who inhabit them. Such is the case of Myrtle Jones (1913-2005) who recorded through her art the...