Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
Dame Laura Knight
Standard Name: Knight, Dame Laura
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1889: The Royal Academy of Arts voted to allow...
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1889
The Royal Academy
of Arts voted to allow application for membership by female artists; however, this remained only a theoretical possibility for 33 years.
Marsh, Jan, and Pamela Gerrish Nunn. Women Artists and the Pre-Raphaelite Movement. Virago, 1989.
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1899: The Society of Lady Artists changed its name...
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1899
The Society of Lady Artists
changed its name to Society of Women Artists. The group, whose aim was to encourage women painters and sculptors, provided an annual opportunity to exhibit in London galleries.
Windsor, Alan, editor. Handbook of Modern British Painting 1900-1980. Scolar Press, 1992.
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1936: Artist Laura Knight painted Spring in Cornwall...
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1936
Artist Laura Knight
painted Spring in Cornwall and Ballet.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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Windsor, Alan, editor. Handbook of Modern British Painting 1900-1980. Scolar Press, 1992.
