Women Artists
From The Huntington’s art and library collections, this grouping features a selection of European, American, and Asian works made by women artists from the 18th century to the present. This set sheds light on a wide range of Eastern and Western objects produced by female painters, illustrators, designers, quiltmakers, embroiderers, photographers, calligraphers, and owners and managers of workshops who left an indelible mark on the world of art and literature. These works document the groundbreaking contributions of local and international female artists who broke with societal expectations, challenged norms, and in many cases, advocated for change to build a career in their field. The selection also includes a few artworks that were inspired by trailblazing women. The pieces in this collection act as records of the power of female artistic expression, creativity, and vision throughout the centuries.
Lidded Vase
Decorative arts
Edme-Francois Bouillat the elder, Pierre-André Le Guay fils aînè, Étienne-Henri LeGuay, Philippe Parpette, Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory, Geneviève Taillandier
27.34
Lidded Vase
Decorative arts
Edme-Francois Bouillat the elder, Pierre-André Le Guay fils aînè, Étienne-Henri LeGuay, Philippe Parpette, Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory, Geneviève Taillandier
27.35
Lidded Vase
Decorative arts
Edme-Francois Bouillat the elder, Pierre-André Le Guay fils aînè, Étienne-Henri LeGuay, Philippe Parpette, Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory, Geneviève Taillandier
27.36
King Charles I as Solomon with Four Cardinal Virtues: Justice, Wisdom, Fortitude, and Temperance
Decorative arts
Unknown, British, 17th Century
2017.5.20
The meeting of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba
Decorative arts
Unknown, British, 17th Century
2017.5.21
Miss Anthony
Visual Materials
Portrait of Susan B. Anthony seated at her desk, left profile.
photCL 352 (29)
Joanne Leonard collages, 1973-1975
Visual Materials
This collection contains 5 original mixed-media collages on paper by artist Joanne Leonard (b. 1940). All the works are signed and dated by the artist.
photCL 598
Lady Elizabeth Parker Fane botanical album 1765-1767
Manuscripts
A botanical album created by Lady Elizabeth Parker Fane; she started painting the illustrations in this album in 1765 which means she was just 14 years old when she began. Flower painting had become a fashionable occupation for the wives and daughters of the great houses of England and Elizabeth Parker Fane achieved exceptional ability under the tutelage of Georg Ehret. The album contains 25 watercolor and gouache paintings on parchment; depicted are both sides of the plant's leaves and also shown are more than one reproductive stage for each specimen: with the early formation of the blossom, the growing petals, and the full expression of the flower. The images in the album depict numerous plant specimens, sometimes with butterflies and other insects, most likely local to the Macclesfield estate, Shirburn Castle, in Oxfordshire. Only a small number of the paintings contain titles, though a few are dated by the artist. The 25 paintings are laid into the volume and the remaining pages are blank. The album is bound in a contemporary, richly gilt morocco wallet binding, with a green silk chemise to wrap top and lower edges; the binding was done by an unidentified binder. The album has a lock and key fastening, though the lock has been deactivated, the key is kept with the companion volume mssHM 84100.
mssHM 84101
