Exhibition Objects
These thirteen examples of literary and visual culture make up The Power of Portrayal: Envisioning Women's Representation. They are presented on this page in chronological order. Click on an item to see it up close, with a short description to help contextualize it within this project.
Hans Baldung, The Bewitched Groom, ca. 1544.
Paulus Frisius, The Devil’s Hoodwink, 1583.
Thatcher’s Portraits, Portrait of a Young Woman, c. 1860s
Darby Studios, Young Woman, Late 19th century.
H. Baumgarten, Georgia Loche, Late 19th century.
Unknown, Sojourner Truth, 1864.
Julia Ward Howe, Battle Hymn of the Republic, ca. 1885
Julia Ward Howe, “Suffrage Song” / “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” ca. 1885.
Charlotte Perkins Gilman, The Yellow Wall Paper, 1910.
Elizabeth Catlett, These Two Generations, 1989.
Alison Saar, Coup de Grace, 2012.
Alison Saar, Mirror, Mirror II, 2015.
Amy Sherald, Portrait of Michelle Obama, 2018.