Bearded Women in Art: Portraits of the Hirsute Through History

Martha Teverson examines the depiction of bearded women across art history in an article published by DailyArt Magazine on 19 October 2026, with Leigh Lowry credited alongside Teverson. The piece frames the subject within the wider artistic legacy of the Morris family, whose members were central figures in the 19th-century Arts and Crafts movement and exerted a formative influence on the Pre-Raphaelites. Portraits of hirsute women, the article argues, are far more prevalent than audiences might assume. The text situates this imagery against the Morris circle's decorative and reformist output, positioning the bearded female figure as a recurring motif rather than an anomaly. Teverson's survey spans historical portraiture and the cultural attitudes that shaped representations of women with facial hair. The article appears under the DailyArt Magazine masthead and is dated 19 October 2026.