#women in arts
“Miyagino the filial”, (1847/1848 ?), Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)
Print from the series “Stories of dutifulness and loyalty in revenge”.
Depicts one of the two sisters who avenged their father during the 17th century. Their story inspired the kabuki play “Go Taiheiki shiraishi banashi” for instance.
Here the older sister, Miyagino, is represented carrying both a naginata and a sake cup.
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Marian Anderson-women in history(43/?)
January 7, 1955, Marian Anderson (February 2, 1897 - April 8, 1993) became the first African American woman to perform at the Metropolitan Opera (New York City). While Marian Anderson was very talented, her career was often impeded by racism and segregation. In opera, there were few roles for black singers, so Marian Anderson initially didn’t performs operas. Marian Anderson was casted as Ulrica in Verdi’s Un ballo en maschera, a role that often was portrayed by white women wearing dark make up. While it wasn’t a lead role, (and the role was often freithted with racial stereotypes), her debut at the Met was still a major moment in the history of integration.
Marian Anderson also performed at the Lincoln Memorial on April 9, 1939 (she was earlier refused to sing at the DC Constitution Hall because she was black), she started with the song “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee”. In front of a big crowd, she sang a song of freedom. See her performance here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF9Quk0QhSE&ab_channel=UCLA.
