An Unwritten History: Sonja Nădejde, an Artist in Iași and München Cover Image

O istorie nescrisă: Sonja Nădejde, artistă la Iași și München
An Unwritten History: Sonja Nădejde, an Artist in Iași and München

Author(s): Olivia Nițiș
Subject(s): History, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Cultural history, Gender history, History of Art
Published by: Editura Muzeelor Literare
Keywords: 19th and early 20th century art history; women art practices; women academic art training; Nădejde family; München Künstlerfeste;

Summary/Abstract: There is still much to uncover about nineteenth and twenty-century women artists in our local history, in some cases with strong educational and professional connections with Western centres (Munich, Vienna, Paris). This paper addresses the mechanisms of erasure from art history and covers the process of restoring the identity of Sonja Nădejde (born Sofia Nădejde, 1876-1947), overcoming the silencing of many other women artists excluded from grand narratives. New research into her biography and practice offers testimony to the gender disparities and deliberate omissions that have fuelled traditional ways of writing art history.

  • Issue Year: XVIII/2025
  • Issue No: XVIII
  • Page Range: 45-64
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Romanian
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