Russell-Cotes museum will holding a tour this September exploring the work of female artists

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Russell-Cotes museum will holding a tour this September exploring the work of female artists in its art collection, Bournemouth.

Pictured: Ella Shepard from the Russell-Cotes is pictured with a sculpture of writer George Benard Shaw by Kathleen Scott (1878-1947).
The bust of Scott's friend, Bernard Shaw, who sat for her on several occasions during the 1920s-1930s, it's roughened surface of the...
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BNPS.co.uk (01202) 558833.
Pic: ZacharyCulpin/BNPS

Russell-Cotes museum will holding a tour this September exploring the work of female artists in its art collection, Bournemouth.

Pictured: Ella Shepard from the Russell-Cotes is pictured with a sculpture of writer George Benard Shaw by Kathleen Scott (1878-1947).
The bust of Scott's friend, Bernard Shaw, who sat for her on several occasions during the 1920s-1930s, it's roughened surface of the bronze shows the influence of Scott’s previous tutor, Rodin. Scott became a huge success in the male-dominated profession of sculpture and was the first female member on the Council of the Royal Society of British Sculptors. Her circle of friends included Isadora Duncan and Picasso. In 1908 she married Captain Robert Falcon Scott, the Polar explorer who died in Antarctica in 1912

Russell-Cotes museum will holding a tour this September exploring the work of female artists in its art collection in Bournemouth.
The talk and tour will look back at women artists forgotten by art history and unravel the difficulties they faced confronting the male-dominated art world. Curators, art historians and contemporary artists will showcase the stories and achievements of women artists and their creative contribution to art history.
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