Designers - Women: International

• Clara Database of Women Artists

http://clara.nmwa.org

Compiled by the National Museum of Women in the Arts Library and Research Center in Washington, DC. Contains biographical data on some 18,000 women visual artists [including architects, designers, and craftswomen] of all time periods and nationalities. The amount information varies; usually includes date of birth/death, nationality and medium(s) in which they worked.

• FemBio

http://www.fembio.org/english/biography.php/woman/notable-women

A well-structured, easy-to-use German-based database. It currently [2010] contains records on over 7,600 women working in all fields, countries and periods. Search in Occupation box for terms such as artist, designer, architect. Some of the entries are very comprehensive. See, for example, Ray Eames. Text is in English and German.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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