Podcast: Marie Laurencin: Avante-garde Painter of Paris

Video (36:32): the Podcast Marie Laurencin: Avante-garde Painter of Paris by STUFF YOU MISSED IN HISTORY CLASS.
Illustration: 1923, Portrait de Mademoiselle Chanel [referring to Coco Chanel], oil on canvas by Marie Laurencin

Agnes Sims (1910-1990)

Artist and lesbian Agnes Sims (1910-1990) is known for paintings and sculptures inspired by prehistoric rock art of New Mexico.

Trailer – Gray Matters (2016)

Video (1:55): A trailer about ‘Gray Matters’ – Marco Orsini’s documentary. The film explores architect and designer Eileen Grays story.

Heresies Magazine

Video (3:15): a short film about the Heresies magazine and the founders of the magazine by On This Spot NYC (2024). Heresies was a feminist publication on arts and politics run by artists and writers in SoHo, New York, from 1977 to 1993.

The Color of Light: Nell Blaine

Video (8:00): The Color of Light: Nell Blaine, a short documentary about the life of American abstract painter Nell Blaine (1922-1996).

Edmonia Lewis and Black Women’s Activism in Civil War Boston

Video (1:01:26): Edmonia Lewis sold a set of works festuring plaster medalions and busts to abolisionist patrons and as a result she was able to move to Italy and further her career. Caitlin Beach, Assistant Professor of Art History presents these and other rarely shown works by artist and activist Edmonia Lewis (1843-1911).