Women's Movement
The Women's Movement
This movement occurred during 1848-1998. The main goal of this movement was for females to have equal education and employment options, be equal parts in a marriage, have rights to property and wages, the right to vote, and have rights over children and females' bodies. Three major events happened during this movement: the Seneca Falls Convention, the passing of the 19th Amendment, and the passing of the Civil Rights Act in 1964. The Seneca Falls Convention was the first official one for women. The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote. The 1964 Civil Rights Act established Equal Opportunity in workplaces. Below are six artworks from three artists during the Women's Movement.
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| Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace by Frida Kahlo 1940 |
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| Henry Ford Hospital by Frida Kahlo 1932 |
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| Self Portrait by Lee Krasner 1930 |
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| Seated Nude by Lee Krasner, 1940 |
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| Untitled (Your Body is a Battleground) by Barbara Kruger 1989 |
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| Untitled (Money Can Buy You Love) by Barbara Kruger 1985 |
These paintings were created by female artists during the women's movement. Frida's artwork represented how it doesn't matter what females look like and women's struggles with their own bodies. Lee Krasner didn't really paint about the women's movement, but she wanted to stand up for women artists and prove that women can do the things men do. Barbara mainly made posters with captions to get her point across. Each of these paintings uses color, tone, and texture for the art elements. The women's movement and the post-modern era are tied together because many women use art or ways to express how they feel or how to represent something. By creating these pieces, they could get the world to understand what they were going through.
Work Cited
“Barbara Kruger, the Feminist Contemporary Artist of the 20th Century: Article on Artwizard.” ArtWizard, artwizard.eu/barbara-kruger,-the-feminist-contemporary-art-of-the-20th-century-ar-61#:~:text=Among%20her%20most%20famous%20pieces,platforms%2C%20and%20other%20public%20spaces. Accessed 20 Nov. 2023.
“Lee Krasner Paintings, Bio, Ideas.” The Art Story, www.theartstory.org/artist/krasner-lee/. Accessed 20 Nov. 2023.
Natashamoura. “Frida and Feminism.” Women’n Art, 17 Dec. 2018, womennart.com/2017/03/08/frida-and-feminism/.
“U.S. Women’s Rights Timeline: 1789-Present Day.” Infoplease, Infoplease, www.infoplease.com/history/womens-history/timeline-us-womens-rights-1789-present#:~:text=Three%20major%20events%20in%20the,the%201964%20Civil%20Rights%20Act. Accessed 20 Nov. 2023.
I am proud of this time era of work. As a women you can feel this artwork and it was nice to see women step forward and demand to be recognized. The pieces of art work you have chosen really speak loudly. The self portraits really show the actually every day women. They are not photoshopped and unnatural like what we see today. It shows the roles of women. I personally really like the Henry Ford Hospital. I love how it portrays the entire female body not just the exterior. It shows what we as females can do that man can not but also the gory truth with the blood around the women. Did you know that Frida Kahlo started painting because she was bed ridden for three months after being in a bus accident. That is when she painted her first self portrait. Her personal experience is quite inspiring. https://www.fridakahlo.org/frida-kahlo-biography.jsp
ReplyDeleteHello Shannon, you did a wonderful job at relating your chosen works to women's history and equality. The pieces you chose are moving and full of artistic expression, some more metaphorical and some very straightforward. In this world, with a long historic period where women were seen and not heard, it is amazing (and I am very grateful) for the pain and pressure women had to go through to become heard, acknowledged, and respected and capable individuals with opinions and feelings of their own. You also represented some Diversity in this selection. Would you like to see any of these pieces in your home?
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