art history

Memory

Isabel Quintanilla’s Window into Contemporary Spanish Realism

by Teresa Brock Moneo

More than Just Casual: The Art of Barbara Longhi

by Micaela Brinsley

Alice Neel’s Portraits and the Force of Her Character

by Micaela Brinsley

Veronica Franco: The almost-forgotten courtesan

by Emily Linstrom

Mothers & Children

The Quiet Triumph of Mary Cassatt

by The AWT Editors

Female Nudes

The French Master Suzanne Valadon

by The AWT Editors

Miniature Portraits

Sarah Goodridge and the Art of Miniature Portraits

by The AWT Editors

Master of Line and Color: Ellen Berkenblit Paints with an Eye for Drama

by The AWT Editors

Louise Nevelson’s Art and Legacy

by The AWT Editors

Post-War Artist Erna Rosenstein: Exploring Surrealism, Trauma, and Whimsy

by The AWT Editors

Picturing Women in Action: From the Sabine Women to Artemisia Gentileschi

by Yassana Croizat-Glazer

Hilma af Klint: Pioneer of Abstract Art

by The AWT Editors

The Cultural History of Witches and Deadly Creatures—and Why It Still Matters Today

by Yassana Croizat-Glazer

Gender & Identity

Multimedia Artist Lorna Simpson’s Works Confront Narrow Views of Gender and Identity

by The AWT Editors

Historical Shoe Trends, Sexual Constructs and the Need to Take Up Space

by Yassana Croizat-Glazer

Forget Le Corbusier. Meet Charlotte Perriand and Lilly Reich.

by Dora Vanette

Between Life and Death: Some Considerations on Picturing Breasts from the 16th Century to Mary Cassatt

by Yassana Croizat-Glazer

Feminist Art History

Why History’s Greatest Male Artists Depended on Female Nudes

by Allison Geller

A Look into The History of Black Dresses and Why There’s Nothing “Little” About Them

by Yassana Croizat-Glazer

Rethinking Halloween: Female Monsters and Why They Rule

by Yassana Croizat-Glazer

As the Met Reopens, an Art Historian Reflects on Favorite Works

by Yassana Croizat-Glazer

Grandma Moses: From Housekeeper to Million-Dollar Artist

by Jackie Zimmermann

Well Suited: Perspectives on Dress and Gender in Art

by Yassana Croizat-Glazer

Moving Feasts and Still Lifes: Food, Art, and Women in History

by Yassana Croizat-Glazer

Splitting Hairs: Historical Styles and Angst Over Lockdown Haircuts

by Yassana Croizat-Glazer

A Woman’s Touch: A Brief History of Healing Hands

by Yassana Croizat-Glazer

We Are AWT

Art Advisor Yassana Croizat-Glazer Shares How to Succeed as an Artist

by Morgan Everhart

Waiting to Inhale: Reflections on Historical Illness During COVID-19

by Yassana Croizat-Glazer

Phaidon’s “Great Women Artists” Is Highlighting the Gender Gaps in Art

by Morgan Everhart

The Link Between Museums and Activism

by Morgan Everhart

Irma Stern: Portrait of an Early 20th Century Millennial

by Alex Tyson

06 Rejection

No Great Women Artists: A Lesson to Be Learned

by Dora Vanette

03 Minimalism

Spatial Reasoning: Gender, History and Minimalist Spaces

by Dora Vanette