Wendy Yoshimura
Artist and fugitive who was arrested with heiress Patricia Hearst in a notorious 1970s case.
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Elsa Laubach Jemne
Elsa Laubach Jemne was a Minnesota artist active from the 1910s to the 1960s. Though skilled as an easel painter, she is better known for the murals she created for public buildings, including post offices and courthouses.
Clara Mairs
Clara Gardner Mairs was a painter, printmaker, and decorative artist active from the 1910s to the 1960s. She is best known for her prints of children, animals, circus scenes, and Old Testament stories, often with hints of satirical humor.
Wakako Yamauchi
Distinguished playwright, short-story writer, poet and painter.
Toshiko Takaezu
One of America’s foremost ceramic artists and a highly regarded teacher of ceramics. She was credited with being one of the key figures in the mid-century transformation of ceramics from craft to fine art.
Wanda Gág
Wanda Gág was determined to be an artist from an early age, and ultimately she succeeded. Her talent steered her through family hardship and hesitant early artistic efforts until she created Millions of Cats, her 1928 children’s book. It has never been out of print.
Monyee Chau
Monyee Chau is a queer second generation immigrant artist
Gwen John
Welsh artist Gwen John is known for her paintings and drawings of quiet interiors, often featuring women.
Caterina Pierozzi
1600s Italian painter
Fede Galizia
1600s Italian painter