women artists

Books by and/or about women artists throughout history (wip! taking recs!)

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last updated January, 2026

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Augusta Savage: The Shape of a Sculptor's Life

Augusta Savage: The Shape of a Sculptor's Life

Marilyn Nelson

Camille Claudel

Camille Claudel

Anne Delbée

Coming to That: Poems

Coming to That: Poems

Dorothea Tanning

I Know What I Am: The Life and Times of Artemisia Gentileschi

I Know What I Am: The Life and Times of Artemisia Gentileschi

Gina Siciliano

Barbara Kruger

Barbara Kruger

Angela Vettese

Women Impressionists: Berthe Morisot, Mary Cassatt, Eva Gonzalès, Marie Bracquemond

Women Impressionists: Berthe Morisot, Mary Cassatt, Eva Gonzalès, Marie Bracquemond

Ingrid Pfeiffer

Between Lives: An Artist and Her World

Between Lives: An Artist and Her World

Dorothea Tanning

Mickalene Thomas: Femmes Noires

Mickalene Thomas: Femmes Noires

Andrea Andersson

The Flowering: The Autobiography of Judy Chicago

The Flowering: The Autobiography of Judy Chicago

Judy Chicago

Artemisia Gentileschi

Artemisia Gentileschi

Artemisia Gentileschi

The Hearing Trumpet

The Hearing Trumpet

Leonora Carrington

The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self-Portrait

The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self-Portrait

Frida Kahlo

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displacedcactus

Great theme for a list! If you'd like to include another book about Artemisia Gentileschi, I Know What I Am by Gina Siciliano is a beautifully illustrated graphic novel biography that I really enjoyed.

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layvenderOP

Ooh yes I will add it, thank you!

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