Women in Arts Professions

Learn about women in various forms of art!

Learn about women in various forms of art!

Laura Glenn Douglas | History of SC Slide Collection
Laura Glenn Douglas | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 51

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Laura Glenn Douglas (1886-1962), New Deal artist, was born in Winnsboro and studied at the College for Women in Columbia, and the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, D.C. She subsequently studied in...
Camille Claudel | Artopia
Camille Claudel | Artopia

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Illustration by Maria Manhattan Camille Claudel was born on December 8, 1864 in Fère-en- Tardenois, Aisne, in northern France, and moved with her family to Paris in the early 1881. At an early age...
Alice Neel  | Artopia
Alice Neel | Artopia

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Illustration by Maria Manhattan Alice Neel was born on January 28, 1900 in Merion Square, Pennsylvania and spent her childhood in the small town of Colwyn, PA. In 1921, she enrolled in the...
Mary Cassatt | Artopia
Mary Cassatt | Artopia

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Illustration by Maria Manhattan Mary Cassatt was born in Allegheny City (now part of Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania on May 22, 1844. She spent her childhood in Pennsylvania, and spent most of her life in...
Maya Angelou | Poetry All-Stars
Maya Angelou | Poetry All-Stars
Episode 3

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Maya Angelou (April 4, 1928 - May 28, 2014) Dr. Maya Angelou's busy career has included work as a poet, historian, songwriter, playwright, dancer, film producer, director, actress, singer, and civil...
Mary Lou Williams | Artopia
Mary Lou Williams | Artopia

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Mary Lou Williams was born in Atlanta, Georgia on May 10, 1910 and grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A prodigy, she taught herself to play the piano at the age of four. Williams could hear a piece...