Rosa Bonheur was a wild, animal‑obsessed kid who drew before she could read, and knew she was meant for the world of art from an extremely young age.
She didn’t set out to shock anyone; she simply refused to be anything but herself, and the world eventually had to adjust to her as she climbed to the highest of fame as a painter in the 1800s.
Registration is now open for our June, 2027 Field Trip to Scotland! Visit Like Minds Travel for information and to register!
Our Paris Field Trip in April is filling fast at Like Minds Travel.
Time Travel With The History Chicks
Shownotes under construction, come back later for more!
Books!
Web!
Visit her studio and home…it’s a castle… in the Fontainebleau Forest, about an hour outside of Paris! We’re going there on our Paris 2027 Field Trip, you should come! Visit Like Minds Travel for more information and to register!
Here’s some samples of work from the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C…and not just so we could send you there because you should go to that museum because you should, it’s terrific!
Research site, Project Muse from Johns Hopkins University, has a look at (in words and pictures) a sketchbook shared by Rosa and Raymond.
Article and pictures of the Rosa Bonheur doll.
Moving Pictures!
Sadly empty. Get to it, movie makers; Rosa’s story is a goldmine of characters and stories!
