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today's google doodle is an homage to Indian scientist Anna Mani. via @AlJazeera: "During her time at the [Indian Meteorological Department] department, she helped the country manufacture its weather instruments, and in 1953, she became the head of the division."
Sesheka from @TheCovatar made this adorable illo! 💫 the team reached out to me and it’s a bright spot in a weird time. Check out what they do!
Sarah Mapps Douglass was an abolitionist + educator + painter, as @freeblackgirl writes in her book "Lifting as We Climb: Black Women's Battle for the Ballot Box." I love these pieces, especially b/c a lot of historical botanical illo reading I've done highlights white artists
If you want to get lost in contemporary art history, I highly recommend the new Hilma af Klint documentary https://t.co/Vg4So4aP3L
Very cool to see that the artwork used in #Gentefied was made by #EmiliaCruz, a 26-year-old L.A. based Mexican-American artist who focuses primarily on portraying women of color, exploring "vulnerability, self-love, and empowerment." https://t.co/7w3U1A5AxJ
in celebration of the centennial of the 19th amendment passing (women’s right to vote!) @lacountyarts is putting out a call for artists 🎨 winners get 💸 and the original art works created by winner will get fabricated into 18"x24" posters for distribu… https://t.co/PVGzlvc3LK
"I have created nothing really beautiful, really lasting, but if I can inspire one of these youngsters to develop the talent I know they possess, then my monument will be in their work." Augusta Savage was a sculptor and important teacher in Harlem. She was born in Florida, 1892.