• The New Woman – a feminist ideal that emerged in the late 19th century and had a profound influence on feminism well into the 20th century. New Women were active in the Suffragette movement, took on traditionally “masculine” roles, advocated gender equality, and were freely expressive of their ideas.
• Surrealism - an artistic movement and an aesthetic philosophy that aims for the liberation of the mind by emphasizing the critical and imaginative powers of the subconscious mind.

Slide Images for October 28

The New Woman – Wash Day

Satirical photo

1901

 Gwen John

Woman Holding a Black Cat

c. 1914-15

 Gwen John

Girl with a Blue Scarf

c. 1923

 Romaine Brooks

White Azaleas or Black Net

1910

 Romaine Brooks

The Red Jacket

1916

 Romaine Brooks

The Amazon (Natalie Barney)

1920

 Romaine Brooks

Chasseresse

1920

Romaine Brooks

Self-Portrait

1923 

 Diego Rivera

Man Controller of the Universe

1934

 Frida Kahlo

The Broken Column

1944

 Frida Kahlo

What I Saw in the Water or What the Water Gave Me

1938

 Frida Kahlo

The Two Fridas

1939

Frida Kahlo

Self-Portrait with Cropped Hair

1939

Slide Images for October 24

 Paul Guaguin

What! Are You Jealous?

1892

 Richmond Barthe

African Dancer

1933

 Ernst Kirchner

Girl Under a Japanese Parasol

1909

 Aubrey Bearsley

Salome (Climax)

1891

 Echon Schiele

Seated Couple (Egon and Edith Schiele)

1915

 Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Dance at Bougival

1882-83

 Suzanne Valadon

Grandmother and Young Girl Stepping into the Bath

c. 1908

 Suzanne Valdon

The Blue Room

1923

 Suzanne Valdon

Reclining Nude

1928

 Edgar Degas

After the Bath

1895

 Paula Modersohn-Becker

Nursing Mother

1906

 Paula Modersohn-Becker

Mother and Child Lying Nude

1907

Paul Gauguin

Manao tupapau (The Spirit of the Dead Keep Watch)

1892

 Paula Modersohn-Becker

Self-Portrait with Amber Necklace

1906

 Käthe Kollwitz

“Attack” from The Weaver’s Revolt

1895-97

 Käthe Kollwitz

The Survivors

1923

Käthe Kollwitz

The Sacrifice

1923

Terms of the Day for October 24

• Primitivism – a Western art movement that borrows visual forms from non-Western or prehistoric peoples considered to be “primitive”.
• Femme Fatale – the concept of a mysterious and seductive woman whose charms ensnare men in bonds of irresistible desire, often leading them into compromising, dangerous, and deadly situations.