C4. Creative Couples Through the Centuries

Women painters have faced numerous challenges throughout the centuries. We’ll explore these challenges, as well as the successes, in light of their relationship with the men in their lives. From the 17^th through the 20^th centuries, we’ll examine the personal and professional lives of Judith Leyster, Rachel Ruysch, Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, Elizabeth Siddal, Laura Alma-Tadema, Elizabeth Jane Gardner, Emily Sargent, Camille Claudel, Georgia O’Keeffe, Sonia Delaunay, Marguerite Zorach, Frida Kahlo, Jo Hopper, Lee Krasner, and Helen Frankenthaler.  How were each of these women uniquely impacted by the men in their lives?