Latin America | Mexico | Arts

Femininity in Kevlar: Nao Bustamante’s women of the Mexican Revolution

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On the surface, the lemon-colored outfit that resides on a mannequin in artist Nao Bustamante's studio is the very picture of femininity: a late-Edwardian ensemble, it consists of a floor-length skirt and a fitted jacket with dainty puff sleeves. It is the sort of fine frock you might expect to see on the subject of a late-Impressionist painting. Except for the fact that this graceful dress is made entirely out of bullet-proof Kevlar. For five years, Bustamante has been researching the role of women in the Mexican Revolution — in university archives and research facilities and thr
North America | United States | Arts

60 Years Of Jane Doe Portraits Give Nameless Women The Attention They Deserve

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On May 10, 1950, the body of an unidentified woman with red hair and freckles was found in Bath, West Virginia. An unnamed individual had been mushroom hunting along U.S. Route 522 when he stumbled upon the Jane Doe. Forensic experts determined that she was between 35 and 50 years old at the time of her death, and that she had undergone a hysterectomy and appendectomy -- her scars said as much. But little more knowledge came of investigations. She remains anonymous to this day. This story is one of many unsolved cases presented in Sarah Honan's project "Blink.," a series of portraits aim