List of women artists in the Armory Show facts for kids

Armory Show poster, 1913

The list of women artists in the Armory Show attempts to include women artists from the United States and Europe who were exhibited in the Armory Show of 1913. The show contained approximately 1300 works by 300 artists. A high proportion of the artists were women, many of whom have since been neglected. The list is largely drawn from the catalog of the 1963 exhibition, 1913 Armory Show 50th Anniversary Exhibition organized by the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute.

The Armory Show refers to the International Exhibition of Modern Art that was organized by the Association of American Painters and Sculptors and opened in New York City's 69th Regiment Armory, on Lexington Avenue between 25th and 26th Streets, on February 17, 1913, and ran to March 15. It became a legendary watershed date in the history of American art, introducing astonished New Yorkers, accustomed to realistic art, to modern art. The show served as a catalyst for American artists, who became more independent and created their own artistic language.

The artists

Florence Howell Barkley, Landscape over the City, 1910-1911

Marion H. Beckett, Portrait of Mrs. Eduard J. Steichen

Mary Cassatt, Mère et enfant (Reine Lefebre and Margot before a Window), c.1902

Katherine Sophie Dreier, The Blue Bowl, 1911

Katherine Sophie Dreier, Landscape with Figures in Woods or The Avenue, Holland, ca. 1911–12. Oil on canvas, 27 ¼ x 19 in. George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum, Springfield, Massachusetts, Gift from the Artist's Estate.

Mary Foote, Old Lady

Anne Goldthwaite, The Church on the Hill, ca. 1910-1911

Gwen John, Girl Reading at the Window

Hilda Ward, The Kennels, pastel, 1910

The following artists are all listed in the 50th anniversary catalog as having exhibited in the 1913 Armory show. Artists are also listed in The Story of the Armory Show. Of the fifty women listed, thirty were initially invited to participate. Twenty more women, who submitted works to a review committee, were also included. Many are discussed in detail in Women of the 1913 Armory Show: Their Contributions to the Development of American Modern Art (2014).

The artworks

The following list of artworks in the Armory Show is compiled from "The Armory Show at 100" from the New York Historical Society and from various catalogs describing the show.

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  Edith Dimock, Sweat Shop Girls in the Country, ca. 1913, watercolor, gouache, and charcoal on paper

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  Edith Dimock, Three Women, ca. 1913, watercolor, gouache, and charcoal on paper

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  Edith Dimock, Florist, ca. 1913, watercolor, gouache, and charcoal on paper

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  Edith Dimock, Bridal Shop, ca. 1913, watercolor, gouache, and charcoal on paper

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  Edith Dimock, Fine Fruits, ca. 1913, watercolor, gouache, and charcoal on paper

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  Edith Dimock, Mother and Daughter, ca. 1913, watercolor, gouache, and charcoal on paper

Black and white reproductions

The following are works which appeared in the Armory Show, for which color images are not available. They can be useful in identifying the works that were shown.

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  Mary Cassatt, Mère et enfant, 1890

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  Florence Dreyfous, Mildred, ca. 1910-1913

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  Florence Esté, The First Snow, watercolor, ca. 1909

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  Marie Laurencin, La Toilette des jeunes filles (Die Jungen Damen), 1911

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  Josephine Paddock, Swan on the Grass, 1910

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  Josephine Paddock, Swan Study - Aspiration, 1910

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  Josephine Paddock, Swan Study - Peace, 1910

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  Mary C. Rogers, Portrait, 1911

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  Hilda Ward, The Hounds, 1910

Sculpture

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  Edith Woodman Burroughs, Portrait of John Bigelow, ca. 1910

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  Nessa Cohen, Sunrise, bronze, exhibited at the 1913 International Exhibition of Modern Art

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  Abastenia St. Leger Eberle, The White Slave, ca. 1913

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  Ethel Myers, The Matron, bronze statuette

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  Ethel Myers,The Gambler, Joe Johnson, bronze statuette

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  Ethel Myers,The Fifth Avenue Girl, bronze statuette

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  Ethel Myers, Fifth Avenue Gossips

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  Ethel Myers, The Apprentice from Madison Avenue

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  Ethel Myers, Fifth Avenue Girl.

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  Ethel Myers, Portrait of Mrs. D. M., bronze statuette