Group 3 Presentation

Sara, Erini, Ayo, Tabitha
19th Century


Our group presented on Art and Women in the 19th century.  We began our presentation with events that occurred in that period that may have affected art and society in general.  These events included: abolishment of slavery, technological advances, educational reform, and more. We then presented four specific women and their background and how they contributed to feminist art in the 19th century.  These women were: Rosa Bonheur, Harriet Powers, Camille Claudel, and Edmonia Lewis. Rosa Bonheur was an openly lesbian cross dresser who painted animals and is famous for painting The Horse Fair.  Harriet Powers was an illiterate slave who was freed but managed to stitch stories and events into quilts. Camille Claudel was a French sculptor who constantly expressed an overt sexuality.  She was kicked out of her parents house and became a master/lover to Auguste Rodin so she can continue practicing art.  The final artist we discussed was Edmonia Lewis, an African-American orphan who discovered drawing as a passion and made a living out of it.

Question: How did photography influence the development of painting in the 19th Century?

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