Artists have always been captivated by intriguing women. During the second half of the nineteenth century, painters responded to the emergence of the “new woman,” the college-educated, free-spirited, and self-reliant female who rejected the traditional notion that she and her sisters were frail, emotional, and intellectually inferior. Artists conveyed characteristics of this independent figure by highlighting their subjects’ wit, professional capabilities, and autonomy. While many artists continued to depict attractive female sitters engaged in more accepted feminine activities—like tending flowers—others represented women in less conventional endeavors, such as reading critical texts, painting professionally, and even hiking in the mountains. Compelling and beautiful pictures of both the “new” and the traditional Victorian woman abound in The Newark Museum’s outstanding collection of nineteenth-century American art. Twenty 5 x 7" blank notecards (five each of four styles) with white envelopes in a decorative box. ISBN: 0-7649-3607-7. 0322$14.95 In the Garden Notecard Irving Ramsay Wiles (1861-1948). 5 x 7" blank note card with envelope. 8684$2.50 Catching the Bee Notecard Eastman Johnson (1824-1906). 5 x 7" blank note card with envelope. 8685$2.50 Beaver Mountain, Adirondacks Notecard Winslow Homer (1836-1910). 5 x 7" blank note card with envelope. 8686$2.50 French Cottage Notecard Abraham Archibald Anderson (1847-1940). 5 x 7" blank note card with envelope. 8687$2.50 All of our pictures enlarge; click on any picture for a closer look. Text & images protected by copyright. Sign Up for Our Monthly E-mail Newsletter Private list, unsubscribe any time. Home | Customer Service Center | Ordering Information