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Nicola Costantino at sewing machine looking at a dress on a mannequin. Dark lighting creating a high contrast from Costantino's skin.

Women’s History Month 2018: #5WomenArtists

Women’s History Month 2018: #5WomenArtists March 23, 2018 by Lizabel Stella Back to Blog In 1987, Congress proclaimed the month of March as Women’s History Month, providing an official annual opportunity to celebrate the unsung contributions of women.  The National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington D.C. lead a year-round mission to advocate women artists, providing a […]

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Madam CJ Walker, 2008, by Sonya Clark. Combs are cut and arranged into the shape of a prominent female African-American businesswoman

Madam C.J. Walker lives on at the Blanton

When the Blanton’s upstairs galleries reopen in February, artist Sonya Clark’s formidable ten-foot portrait of Madam C.J. Walker (made entirely out of 3,840 combs!) will go on view. In a new blog, learn more from Curator Veronica Roberts about Madam Walker, her legacy, and how Clark’s portrait will be a “stop-you-in-your-tracks art experience” for Blanton visitors.

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