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Bessie Mae Kelley

Bessie Mae Kelley was a pioneer of early film animation

Charlotte Murchison

Charlotte Murchison collected and studied fossils, with other geologists of the time studying and publishing works about fossils in her collection.

Clara Driscoll

Long-time head of the women’s glass-cutting department at Tiffany and designer of lamps attributed to the company owners’ son

Caroline Louisa Daly

For years, Canadian painter Caroline Louisa Daly’s works were misattributed to not one but two men.

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.

Jo Nivison Hopper

Jo Nivison Hopper was a talented artist whose support of her husband Edward was vital to his success.

Marie Krøyer

Danish painter Marie Krøyer’s first marriage was to one of the most famous painters in Danish history. It was not until after her daughter’s death in 1986 that Marie’s own art gained recognition, as her paintings were among the estate and were eventually collected by the Skagens Museum in Skagen, Denmark.

Eleanor Stodart

Eleanor Stodart worked in the CSIRO Division of Wildlife Research and later authored and illustrated many nature and science books for children, including the acclaimed ‘Australian Junior Field Guides’ series, campaigned tirelessly for quality science books, took a leading role in the Children’s Book Council of Australia, and was editor of the journal ‘Reading Time’.

Nilda Comas

American sculptor

Valeria Gibson Ladd

Valeria Gibson Ladd (1892-1984) was a painter and dancer with the Noyes School of Rhythm during the 1930s