Istorija umetnosti beleži Minu Karadžić Vukomanović kao jednu od naših prvih slikarki. Mina je ostavila trag kako u slikarstvu, tako i u srpskoj književnosti, što i nije iznenađenje, imajući u vidu to da je bila ćerka Vuka Karadžića.
Mina je rođena kao jedno od trinaestoro dece, od kojih su svi sem nje i njenog brata Dimitrija preminuli. Porodična kuća Karadžića u Beču je bila mesto na kojem su se skupljale mnoge značajne ličnosti iz naše istorije, poput Đure Daničića, Njegoša, Branka Radičevića…
Iako je Minina porodica bila lošeg materijalnog stanja, njeni roditelji su se pobrinuli da ona dobije dobro obrazovanje. Govorila je nekoliko jezika i prevodila je srpske narodne umotvorine i pesme na nemački. Mina je imala odlične prevodilačke sposobnosti, koje je hvalio i Jakob Grim. Posledično, dosta je pomagala i svom ocu u njegovim poslovima, između ostalog i u radu na „Rječniku“. Minin prevod srpskih pripovedaka i pesama, pod nazivom „Volksmarchen der Serben“, štampan je 1854. godine u Berlinu.
Iako se Mina bavila književnošću, prevođenjem i pisanjem, ona je prevashodno bila slikarka. Slikala je uljem i akvarel tehnikom. Najčešće je slikala portrete, pre svega bliskih ljudi. Njene radove čuva Narodni muzej u Beogradu, Arhiv SANU i Galerija Matice srpske u Novom Sadu. Njeni najpoznatiji radovi su „Autoportret“ i portret brata Dimitrija.
In the Serbian history of art, Mina Karadžić – Vukomanović was one of the first women painters. Mina played a significant role in Serbian literature as well, not to a surprise, since she was a daughter of the famous language reformer, philologist and linguist Vuk Karadžić.
Mina was one of thirteen children, but she and her brother Dimitrije were the only ones to survive of all of their siblings. Their family home in Vienna was the meeting point for many notable persons from Serbian history, such as Đura Daničić, Njegoš, Branko Radičević…
Although, Mina’s family was poor, her parents did everything in order for her to get the best education. She spoke several languages and she was translating Serbian folk poems and other written heritage to German. Mina was a great translator of which even Jacob Grimm spoke highly. She was also helping her father who was working on the “Dictionary” a lot. Mina’s translation of Serbian folk tales and songs was printed out in Berlin in 1854, titled „Volksmarchen der Serben“.
Although Mina was a writer, translator and an important literary figure, first of all she was a painter. She painted in oil, watercolor but she also did some drawings. She loved drawing portraits, mostly of people from her surrounding. Today, her works could be seen in the National Museum in Belgrade, Serbian Academy of Arts and the Gallery of Matica Srpska in Novi Sad. Her most famous works are “Autoportrait” and the portrait of her brother Dimitrije.