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The Game of Chess (1555), Sofonisba Anguissola

Remembering Female Artists Who Came Before Us

The age of the Renaissance marked a transformation in European art, culture and architecture. From the influential works of Leonardo da Vinci to Michelangelo, a new perspective on art was born, leaving medieval ideals behind.  While male artists gained prominence throughout Europe during the 16th and 17th century, female artists

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10 Black Female Artists The World Should Celebrate

Black female artists have been ignored and silenced for centuries as inequalities and injustices prevail.  When you think about Black artists, does Jean-Michel Basquiat come to mind? Art lovers worldwide know and love Basquiat, and rightly so. You may even know of the portrait artist and former slave Prince Demah

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