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Fields
Architecture
7
Decorative arts & design
3
Visual arts
1404
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Academic art
10
Conceptual art
84
Context art
12
Body art
11
Art nouveau
6
Digital art
18
Artist collective
10
Institutional critique
11
Cubo-futurism
9
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
43
Land art
11
Member of a collective
112
New Objectivity
14
Neues Sehen
11
Straight photography
12
Pop art
46
Postimpressionism
14
Realism
36
Socialist Realism
8
Harlem Renaissance
4
Surrealism
55
Symbolism
13
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Abstraction
369
Allegory
126
Animals
175
Architecture
133
Archives
3
Autobiography
132
Self-portrait
191
Body positivity
13
Political issues
385
Women's status
322
Consumerism
91
Human body
453
Cosmos
53
Colour
228
Dance
80
Discriminations
160
Documentary
131
Ecology
82
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176
Childhood
115
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81
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95
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86
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312
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geometry
157
War & conflicts
155
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287
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73
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14
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220
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31
Intimacy
112
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64
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90
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88
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34
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9
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45
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41
Maternity
118
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64
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212
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101
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67
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34
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72
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66
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102
Nation
56
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267
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158
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164
Landscape
310
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160
Spatial perception
29
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52
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439
Postcolonialism
107
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15
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50
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28
Racism
74
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47
Religion & spirituality
201
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114
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133
Entertainment
57
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15
Time
30
Traditions
238
Work
84
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82
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28
Vegetal
173
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295
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31
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146
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
17
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80
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222
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83
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6
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21
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13
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822
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38
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193
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211
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538
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233
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105
Artist book
89
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110
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26
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75
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34
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38
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7
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60
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354
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128
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56
Sound
80
Video
247
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27
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11
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11
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511
Accumulation
94
Architecture
7
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1
Assemblage
242
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141
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48
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20
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17
[Modes]
133
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28
Site-specific
118
Monumental
131
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840
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167
Mural
39
Gouache
99
Oil
483
Tempera
32
Performance
239
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426
Analogue photography
243
Digital photography
99
Photojournalism
38
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73
Historical techniques
28
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456
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116
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98
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18
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29
Metal
138
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47
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83
Clay
98
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25
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210
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74
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39
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66
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Africa
98
South Africa
13
Egypt
14
Ethiopia
2
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1
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4
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18
Tunisia
8
Zimbabwe
2
Central America and the Caribbean
41
Cuba
11
Haiti
6
North America
381
Canada
26
United States
334
Mexico
31
South America
107
Argentina
31
Brazil
30
Chile
10
Colombia
9
France (French Guiana)
3
Peru
7
Suriname
6
Uruguay
5
Venezuela
5
Asia
201
China
27
India
17
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67
Malaysia
5
Philippines
10
Russia
33
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4
Europe
793
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116
Croatia
10
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14
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40
Estonia
16
France
386
Hungary
41
Italy
59
Lithuania
7
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13
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34
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30
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105
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37
Ukraine
12
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109
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51
Palestine
14
Turkey
19
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48
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38
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XVIe siècle
3
17th century
8
18th century
24
1760s
14
1770s
17
1780s
14
1790s
13
19th century
93
1870s
36
1880s
37
1890s
65
20th century
1276
1900s
95
1910s
153
1920s
227
1930s
289
1940s
314
1950s
395
1960s
527
1970s
628
1980s
733
1990s
878
21st century
829
2000s
828
2010s
738
2020s
540
Programmes
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23
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
18
— 18th-Century Women Artists
28
— Southeast Asian Women Artists
24
— Women Artists in Japan, 19th–21st c.
30
— Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–85
13
— AWARE & MACBA
7
— AWARE x Canada
9
— AWARE x Luxembourg
4
— AWARE x Musée d’Orsay
36
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
13
— Les architectes
6
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
10
— Netherlands–Caribbean, 19th–21st c.
12
— Photographers from Japan
3
— Rewriting Art History in the Americas
48
— Season Africa2020
23
— TEAM: Teaching, E-learning, Agency, Mentoring
174
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1664 and 1974.
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Map
1959 — 2018 | United States
Laura Aguilar
1886 — 1973 | Brazil
Tarsila do Amaral
1886 — 1973 | Brazil
Tarsila do Amaral
1933 — 2001 | Argentina
Alicia d’ Amico
1943 | Spain
Pilar Aymerich
1943 | Spain
Pilar Aymerich
1943 | Spain
Pilar Aymerich
1908 — Spain | 1994 — Germany
Manuela Ballester Vilaseca
1908 — Spain | 1994 — Germany
Manuela Ballester Vilaseca
1908 — Spain | 1994 — Germany
Manuela Ballester Vilaseca
1971 | France
Yto Barrada
1971 | France
Yto Barrada
1971 | France
Yto Barrada
1937 | Algeria
Martine Barrat
1937 | Algeria
Martine Barrat
1937 | Algeria
Martine Barrat
1858 — Ukraine | 1884 — France
Marie Bashkirtseff
1858 — Ukraine | 1884 — France
Marie Bashkirtseff
1910 — Hungary | 2003 — Netherlands
Eva Besnyő
1910 — Hungary | 2003 — Netherlands
Eva Besnyő
1910 — Hungary | 2003 — Netherlands
Eva Besnyő
1955 | Switzerland
Ursula Biemann
1955 | Switzerland
Ursula Biemann
1955 | Switzerland
Ursula Biemann
1957 | Canada
Dominique Blain
1914 — Italy | 1992 — Brazil
Lina Bo Bardi
1914 — Italy | 1992 — Brazil
Lina Bo Bardi
1914 — Italy | 1992 — Brazil
Lina Bo Bardi
1973 | Ukraine
Oksana Briukhovetska
1973 | Ukraine
Oksana Briukhovetska
1973 | Ukraine
Oksana Briukhovetska
1969 | United States
Nao Bustamante
1969 | United States
Nao Bustamante
1969 | United States
Nao Bustamante
1965 | Colombia
Johanna Calle
1965 | Colombia
Johanna Calle
1749 — 1808 | Netherlands
Christina Chalon
1962 | Russia
Olga Chernysheva
1958 | Ethiopia
Sheba Chhachhi
1958 | Ethiopia
Sheba Chhachhi
1958 | Ethiopia
Sheba Chhachhi
1944 | United States
Linda Connor
1973 | France
Anne-Lise Coste (Uruk)
1973 | France
Anne-Lise Coste (Uruk)
1973 | France
Anne-Lise Coste (Uruk)
1972 | France
Lucie ‘Ti’iwan’ Couchili
1941 — 2016 | Malaysia
Nirmala Dutt Shanmughalingam
1941 — 2016 | Malaysia
Nirmala Dutt Shanmughalingam
1941 — 2016 | Malaysia
Nirmala Dutt Shanmughalingam
1924 — 1989 | Egypt
Inji Efflatoun
1965 | France
Nicole Eisenman
1944 | Chile
Paz Errázuriz
1940 — 2024 | Philippines
Brenda Fajardo
1908 — 2001 | Japan
Fuku Akino
1908 — 2001 | Japan
Fuku Akino
1960 | United States
Coco Fusco
1960 | United States
Coco Fusco
1960 | United States
Coco Fusco
1929 | Argentina
Ilse Fuskova (Felka)
1929 — Algeria | 2023 — France
Renée Gailhoustet
1958 | Argentina
Ana Gallardo
1921 — 1985 | Hungary
Ilka Gedő
1973 | France
Agnès Geoffray
1973 | France
Agnès Geoffray
1973 | France
Agnès Geoffray
1951 | United States
Donna Gottschalk
1951 | United States
Donna Gottschalk
1940 — Mexico | 2022 — Portugal
Lourdes Grobet
1940 — Mexico | 2022 — Portugal
Lourdes Grobet
1940 — Mexico | 2022 — Portugal
Lourdes Grobet
1958 | Former Yougoslavia
Marina Gržinić
1945 — 2025 | Norway
Elisabeth Astrup Haarr
1945 — 2025 | Norway
Elisabeth Astrup Haarr
1945 — 2025 | Norway
Elisabeth Astrup Haarr
1947 | Mandatory Palestine
Juhaina Habibi Kandalaft
1947 | Mandatory Palestine
Juhaina Habibi Kandalaft
1947 | Mandatory Palestine
Juhaina Habibi Kandalaft
1964 | China
Chengyao He
1964 | China
Chengyao He
1964 | China
Chengyao He
1945 | United States
Candace Hill-Montgomery
1896 — 1988 | Japan
Hisako Kajiwara
1929 — 1970 | Ukraine
Alla Horska
1929 — 1970 | Ukraine
Alla Horska
1929 — 1970 | Ukraine
Alla Horska
1941 | Japan
Itsuko Hasegawa
1889 — 1970 | Peru
Elena Izcue
1889 — 1970 | Peru
Elena Izcue
1889 — 1970 | Peru
Elena Izcue
1905 — 1998 | United States
Lois Mailou Jones
1905 — 1998 | United States
Lois Mailou Jones
1905 — 1998 | United States
Lois Mailou Jones
1946 | Turkey
Gülsün Karamustafa
1946 | Turkey
Gülsün Karamustafa
1912 — 1977 | Hungary
Judit Kárász
1912 — 1977 | Hungary
Judit Kárász
1912 — 1977 | Hungary
Judit Kárász
1923 — Lithuania | 2019 — United States
Aleksandra Kasuba
1923 — Lithuania | 2019 — United States
Aleksandra Kasuba
1970 | Netherlands
Iris Kensmil
1970 | Netherlands
Iris Kensmil
1970 | Netherlands
Iris Kensmil
1954 | Germany
Karen Knorr
1954 | Germany
Karen Knorr
1954 | Germany
Karen Knorr
1897 — Poland | 1985 — Germany
Germaine Krull
1897 — Poland | 1985 — Germany
Germaine Krull
1973 | France
Emmanuelle Lainé
1912 — 1973 | Hungary
Klára Langer
1912 — 1973 | Hungary
Klára Langer
1949 — United States | 2004 — Israel
Pamela Levy
1949 — United States | 2004 — Israel
Pamela Levy
1940 — 2021 | Zimbabwe
Helen Lieros
1940 — 2021 | Zimbabwe
Helen Lieros
1940 — 2021 | Zimbabwe
Helen Lieros
1948 — China | 2021 — United States
Hung Liu
1948 — China | 2021 — United States
Hung Liu
1948 — China | 2021 — United States
Hung Liu
1890 — 1981 | United-States
Elizabeth Lochrie
1890 — 1981 | United-States
Elizabeth Lochrie
1962 — 2023 | Taiwan
HOU Lulu Shur-tzy
1962 — 2023 | Taiwan
HOU Lulu Shur-tzy
1962 — 2023 | Taiwan
HOU Lulu Shur-tzy
1900 — Latvia | 1975 — Estonia
Natalie Mei
1964 | Gabon
Myriam Mihindou
1964 | Gabon
Myriam Mihindou
1901 — Austria | 1983 — United States
Lisette Model
1901 — Austria | 1983 — United States
Lisette Model
1901 — Austria | 1983 — United States
Lisette Model
1965 | Spain
Mabel Palacín
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1967 | Lithuania
Eglė Rakauskaitė (Egle Rake)
1938 — 2015 | Uruguay
Nelbia Romero
1938 — 2015 | Uruguay
Nelbia Romero
1950 — 2013 | United Kingdom
Monica Ross
1950 — 2013 | United Kingdom
Monica Ross
1923 — Poland | 2008 — Italy
Maria Papa Rostkowska
1923 — Poland | 2008 — Italy
Maria Papa Rostkowska
1923 — Poland | 2008 — Italy
Maria Papa Rostkowska
1892 — 1962 | United States
Augusta Savage
1892 — 1962 | United States
Augusta Savage
1892 — 1962 | United States
Augusta Savage
1922 — Germany | 2013 — Israel
Ruth Schloss
1922 — Germany | 2013 — Israel
Ruth Schloss
1922 — Germany | 2013 — Israel
Ruth Schloss
1931 | Zambia
Denise Scott Brown
1931 | Zambia
Denise Scott Brown
1931 | Zambia
Denise Scott Brown
1940 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — United Kingdom
Laila Shawa
1940 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — United Kingdom
Laila Shawa
1940 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — United Kingdom
Laila Shawa
1945 | India
Nilima Sheikh
1945 | India
Nilima Sheikh
1892 — 1970 | Japan
Seien Shima
1935 — 1974 | Brazil
Maria Auxiliadora da Silva
1925 — 2021 | Egypt
Gazbia Sirry
1925 — 2021 | Egypt
Gazbia Sirry
1925 — 2021 | Egypt
Gazbia Sirry
1971 | United States
Shinique Smith
1914 — United Kingdom | 2000 — United States
Constance Stuart Larrabee
1914 — United Kingdom | 2000 — United States
Constance Stuart Larrabee
1910 — 1943 | Hungary
Kata Sugár
1923 | Canada
Françoise Sullivan
1920 — 2011 | Colombia
Lucy Tejada
1920 — 2011 | Colombia
Lucy Tejada
1920 — 2011 | Colombia
Lucy Tejada
1927 — Italy | 1995 — Venezuela
Tecla Tofano
1927 — Italy | 1995 — Venezuela
Tecla Tofano
1921 — 2021 | Japan
Taeko Tomiyama
1928 — 2019 | Japan
Toyoko Tokiwa
1967 | Nigeria
Fatimah Tuggar
1967 | Nigeria
Fatimah Tuggar
1967 | Nigeria
Fatimah Tuggar
1963 | Spain
Eulàlia Valldosera
1963 | Spain
Eulàlia Valldosera
1963 | Spain
Eulàlia Valldosera
1877 — 1968 | United States
Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller
1877 — 1968 | United States
Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller
1948 | Chile
Cecilia Vicuña
1948 | Chile
Cecilia Vicuña
1948 | Chile
Cecilia Vicuña
1991 | Australia
VNS Matrix
1974 | France
Marie Voignier
1974 | France
Marie Voignier
1909 — 2001 | United States
Eudora Welty
1941 | United Kingdom
Sue Williamson
1946 | United States
Nina Yankowitz
1946 | United States
Nina Yankowitz
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