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Laura Knight A Working Life

Laura Knight A Working Life Film, Art & Culture

Laura Knight A Working Life

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"From painting nudes at a time when it was forbidden to sleeping among the troops in both world wars, the vitality of her work makes her still strikingly relevant." - Lara Feigel, Guardian Dame Laura Knight RA (1877-1970) was the first female member to be elected to the Royal Academy of Arts, submitting Dawn, her now famous painting of two female nudes, as her Diploma Work in 1936. In 1965 the Academy''s major retrospective of her work recognised her importance in British art. This autumn an exhibition of Knight''s drawings opens at the RA. Drawing was a key part of her practice, and allowed her to capture at speed her various subjects, which include travellers, circus performers, boxers, ballet dancers and ice skaters. Drawing allowed her to capture with immediacy the exuberant life of her models, as well as being a vital recording tool when she witnessed one of the most important events of the twentieth century: the Nuremberg trials. In this new publication on the artist, Annette Wickham and Helen Valentine present the Academy''s holdings of her drawings with an in-depth analysis focused on three key subjects within her work: the nude, the working woman and country life.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
96
Release Date:
2022-07-05
Publication Date:
2019-09-01
Publisher:
Royal Academy of Arts
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1912520362
ISBN13:
9781912520367
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
300 g
Height:
230 cm
Width:
170 cm
Thickness:
5 cm
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