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Women as a Subject in American Art
Dear Friends, Artists have portrayed women as a subject in art with almost every medium, style, and technique throughout art history. Artists capture and convey the beauty of women in a way that goes deeper than the physical to highlight the perseverance, intelligence, and caring nature of women. This exhibition begins with works from the 1910s by Adolf Dehn and continues through the decades to contemporary artists of today. Viewers will see how the depiction of women gradually shifts over the decades. Artists are often inspired by real women who serve as their muse. Some are the artist’s family members, as with Will Barnet who depicted his wife, daughter, and granddaughter. Other women are professional models, as in the works by Richard Segalman. Still others are captured from a candid moment caught in time, as is often with Jessica Daryl Winer. Of note, Gabriela Gonzalez Dellosso, paints herself as the women she depicts. Other depictions of women are purely from the imagination and may be whimsical or spiritual in nature, such as Darrel Austin's nymphs and Hunt Slonem’s angels. With sculptures created in stone or wood, as those by Carol Griffin, the nature of material plays a role in how the figure will immerge through the process of direct carving. The women in each work included in this exhibition are frozen in time, but the viewer’s imagination will create a unique backstory for each of the women depicted. This story may be entirely different from the artist’s intention. Each viewer’s interpretation will vary based on individual thoughts and feelings.
A snapshot of this exhibition of women portrayed in American art through 12 decades...
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