Fans of photography know this iconic photo, taken by Dorothea Lange during the height of the Depression for the Farm Security Administration (FSA). Some, like me, even know the purported story behind the photo. But few know the whole truth. The FSA captioned the photo, “Destitute pea pickers in California. Mother of seven children. Age…
In 1968, music producer Carl Davis gathered a group of session musicians and laid out a track written by Eugene Record and Sonny Sanders called “Am I the Same Girl?” The song was accompanied by lead vocals provided by Chicago native and Brunswick Records recording artist, Barbara Acklin. Barbara’s vocals were not to Davis’s liking,…
I’ve always held to the radical belief that writers should be able to write, painters to paint, and singers to sing. Now I’ve had the fortune of marrying a woman who can do all three things, and let me tell you, even for the talented, it’s damned hard to be discovered. Being remembered seems impossible.…
I’m not going to tell you about Angel Haze. Instead, I will let her speak for herself. Down is a direction, not a destination. Don’t live there. If you don’t know Haze, here is one of her big hits, performed with Sia. Now, fuck that. Here’s Haze. Out.
Here’s part 3 of BBC Two’s The Story of Women and Art, a 3-part series detailing the history of women and art in the western world, starring Professor Amanda Vickery.
This article is part of our ongoing Days of Art Series and also one of the first entries in our #NastyWomenArtists series about groundbreaking female artists who kicked arse even if they have been largely eliminated from texts or ignored during discussions of Art’s enduring history. Let’s start righting some wrongs right here! Anne Whitney…
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