Maertge Vermeer
Vermeer’s daughter and possible artist of works attributed to him
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Elizabeth Siddall
The model for some of the most famous Pre-Raphaelite paintings hanging in museums, as well as a poet and artist who produced more than 100 watercolours, sketches, and drawings
Edie Sedgewick
1960s It Girl Edie Sedgewick was famous as Andy Warhol’s muse and actress in his films. Her untimely death at age twenty-eight of a drug overdose cut short any promise she may have shown as an artist herself, and her paintings, drawings, and sculptures as an artist in her own right weren’t made public until they went up for auction in 2022.
Joanna Hiffernan
1800s Irish artist’s model
Yasmeen Ghauri
Yasmeen Ghauri has since paved the way for women of color in the modelling industry.
Esther Marion Pretoria James
Esther Marion Pretoria James was remarkable for the diversity of her achievements, and in the 1930s became a national celebrity during a sponsored walk of the length of New Zealand.
Tina Modotti
Long overshadowed by her extraordinary life and her relationship with Edward Weston, she was viewed as his muse, rather than as a gifted photographer in her right. Despite a remarkably short career in photography – just seven years – she created a body of iconic images that confirmed her place in history.