“Drawn to Art” Engages a Broader Audience With the Stories of Trailblazing Artists Such as Miriam Schapiro, Laura Aguilar, Wendy Red Star and Consuelo Jimenez Underwood

“Drawn to Art” Engages a Broader Audience With the Stories of Trailblazing Artists Such as Miriam Schapiro, Laura Aguilar, Wendy Red Star and Consuelo Jimenez Underwood

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Releases 10 New Digital Comics Exploring the Lives of Women Artists Represented in Its Collection

The Smithsonian American Art Museum has published 10 new digital comics, each celebrating a woman artist represented in the museum’s permanent collection. The trailblazing artists featured in the 2023 set of the series “Drawn to Art: Tales of Inspiring Women Artists” are Laura Aguilar, Tanya Aguiñiga, Emma Amos, Chitra Ganesh, Barbara Jones-Hogu, Sister Gertrude Morgan, Miriam Schapiro, Lilly Martin Spencer, Wendy Red Star (Apsáalooke/Crow) and Consuelo Jimenez Underwood. This latest group of comics marks the third installment of the museum’s online series since launching in 2021.