Snead’s photographs of Indian women were taken during her travels in India in the 1960s and 1970s.
In the book “Shiva’s Pigeons,” accompanying this photograph of a Bharatanatyam dancer, the text reads: “If the dancer smiles, it is not at the audience, but for the god in the scene she is dancing.”
Snead’s photography offers us perspectives and depth beyond typical tourist snapshots.
#bornonthisday Stella Snead (April 2, 1910 – March 18, 2006) was a surrealist painter, photographer, and collage artist born in London, England, who moved to the United States in 1939.
In 1936, Snead enrolled at the Amédée Ozenfant’s academy, Ozenfant Academy of Fine Arts in London. In 1939, Snead immigrated to the United States where she met many other surrealist émigrés. In 1940, Snead traveled by bus to Los Angeles where she was inspired by the landscape and indigenous cultures of the American West and Southwest. Snead moved to Taos, New Mexico in 1946 where she lived in an adobe structure. There, she observed American Native processions and dances. via Wikipedia
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The Remember Saro-Wiwa campaign bus by the Shell Building, London.
Émilie Charmy in her Saint-Cloud studio, 1906
Émilie Charmy (April 2, 1878 – June 7, 1974) was an artist in France’s early avant-garde. She worked closely with Fauve artists, and was active in exhibiting her artworks in Paris, particularly with Berthe Weill. Via Wikipedia
Laura Duke Condominas (also known as Laura Duke), born in Boston in April 1951, is the daughter of French-American artist and film-maker Niki de Saint-Phalle. As an actress, she is most notable for her portrayal of Guinevere in Robert Bresson’s film Lancelot du lac (1974). via Wikipedia | photo M. Viard/Horizonfeatures
Jumana El-Husseini, (2 April 1932 – 11 April 2018) was a Palestinian painter and sculptor born in Jerusalem, who later lived in Paris. She won many medals and has an extensive international exhibition record. Jumana El-Husseini died in her home in Paris on 11 April 2018 at the age of 86. Via Wikipedia
