Questioning Art History
Fifty years ago and in a ground-breaking essay, Linda Nochlin posed the question, “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?” The article investigated and […]
In Recognition
Confronting Greatness: A Celebration of Women Artists is the culminating work of the Fall 2020 Art & Architecture History Senior Capstone seminar at Miami University. […]
Woman/Artist
In her essay “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?”, Nochlin addresses how the notion of artistic “greatness” has been equated with masculinity. The […]
Self-Portrait with Hand on Forehead, Käthe Kollwitz
Käthe Kollwitz (German, 1867-1945) Self-Portrait with Hand on Forehead, 1910 Etching and engraving on paper Miami University purchase 1950.PR.0.95 Käthe Kollwitz’s self-portrait emotes contemplation and […]
Untitled #117, Cindy Sherman
Cindy Sherman (American, b. 1954) Untitled #117, 1983 Color cibachrome print Gift of James H. and Frances R. Allen 2002.45 In Untitled #117, Cindy Sherman […]
Tenth Memory, June Wayne
June Wayne (American, b. 1918) Tenth Memory, 1961 Lithograph on paper Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Demetrion 1979.PR.23.103 June Wayne’s Tenth Memory abstracts the […]
Eastern Thought Leads to the Self, Audrey Flack
Audrey Flack (American, b. 1931) Eastern Thought Leads to the Self, ca. 1998 Photolithograph on paper Gift of the Artist 1998.24 This work by Audrey […]
Interior Scroll
In 1975, experimental film and performance artist Carolee Schneemann performed the first iteration of Interior Scroll at “Women Here and Now” in East Hampton, New […]
Interior Scroll (photographs), Carolee Schneemann
Carolee Schneemann (American, 1939-2019) Interior Scroll (photo documentation), 1975 Iris prints by Anthony McCall Collection of Sara M. and Michelle Vance Waddell Interior Scroll is […]
Interior Scroll, Carolee Schneemann
Carolee Schneemann (American, 1939-2019) Interior Scroll, 1974/1975 Type-written text on paper Collection of Sara M. and Michelle Vance Waddell The scroll is a relic, a […]