Exploring Women in Art feat. Erika Gaffney, creator of the ArtHerstory Website

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Join me as I chat with Erika Gaffney, the creator of the ArtHerstory website at www.artherstory.net. 

Highlights:

• The genesis of ArtHerstory
• Developments in celebrating women artists from the Renaissance and Baroque eras
• Why has the work of female artists not been in the public eye until recently?
• Erika's background as an Acquisitions Editor in scholarly publishing
• Women artists in the medieval era
• Work by female artists that has been attributed to male artists
• Discussion of some of the artists featured on ArtHerstory, including Clara Peeters, Giovanna Garzoni, and Ann Vallayer-Coster
• The beautiful note cards available on ArtHerstory
• Art In Fiction novels about artists featured on ArtHerstory
• Expanding into focusing on women botanical artists
• What's next for ArtHerstory?

Press Play now & be sure to check out the ArtHerstory website.

ArtHerstory notecards featuring the paintings of female artists are available in museum gift shops in the United States, notably at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC and the Joslyn Art Museum in Nebraska.

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Music Credits
Intro: Paganology, performed by The Paul Plimley Trio; composed by Gregg Simpson
Ad: Celtic Calypso, performed by Lunar Adventures; composed by Gregg Simpson

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