Season One of ArtMuse
Listen to Season One of ArtMuse, a podcast that shares the life stories of the women pictured in famous works of art. Season One shares the stories of ten different female muses from notable works of art, and includes a bonus interview with Sue Tilley.
Stay tuned for Season Two, coming July of 2024.
What is art without the muse? Many of Western art’s most famous works are depictions of women; but who were these women? Do they have their own stories to share with the world?
ArtMuse aims to reshape the ways in which we interpret well-known works of art by paying dues to the women whose images have been immortalized but whose names and stories have been wrongfully overlooked. Each episode will focus our attention on the female muse, sharing their important lives and legacy.
ArtMuse is produced by Kula Production Company.
Episodes
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Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau
Listen to ArtMuse’s episode on Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau, better known as Sargent’s Madame X, a New Orleans born American socialite who worked her way into the heart of Parisian high socity.
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Madame de Pompadour
Listen to ArtMuse’s episode on Madame de Pompadour, the mistress and political advisor of King Louis XV, and painter François Boucher’s favorite model.
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Simonetta Vespucci
Listen to ArtMuse’s episode on Simonetta Vespucci, who captured the heart of Florence’s greatest leaders, artists, poets, and intellectuals of her time.
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Audrey Munson
Season Two of ArtMuse kicks of with a two part episode on Audrey Munson, America’s first supermodel who modeled for countless statues around New York City.
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Sue Tilley
Listen to ArtMuse’s episode on Sue Tilley, or Big Sue, the cashier turned model superstar
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Gala Dali
Listen to ArtMuse’s episode on Gala Dali, the powerhouse behind Gala Dali’s life and career
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Anna Matilda McNeil
Listen to ArtMuse’s episode on Whitler’s Mother aka Anna Matilda McNeil
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Fillide Melandroni
Listen to ArtMuse’’s episode on Felide Melandroni, one of the most sought after prostitutes of her time and Caravaggio’s muse
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Anna Christina Olson
Listen to ArtMuse’s episode on Anna Christina Olson, the defiant spirit of Christina’s World
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Dora Maar
Listen to ArtMuse’s episode on Dora Maar, the weeping woman whose genius is behind Picasso’s greatest masterpiece Guernica
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Elizabeth Siddall
Listen to ArtMuse’s episode on Elizabeth Siddall, forever frozen in time as Ophelia
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Emilie Louise Flöge
Listen to ArtMuse’s episode on Emilie Louise Flöge, the adored woman from Klimt’s The Kiss
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Victorine-Louise Meurent & Laure
Listen to Artmuse’s episode on Victorine-Louise Meurent & Laure, the superstars of Manet’s Olympia
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Lisa Gherardini
Listen to the very first episode of ArtMuse on Lisa Gherardini aka the Mona Lisa
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Meet the Host
Grace Anna currently works and lives in Brooklyn, NY with her partner and dog. She has been pouring her heart and soul into the making of this podcast and is immensely grateful and excited to be sharing this journey with her listeners!