About the Talk
A talented Royal College of Art student, Evelyn Dunbar (1906–60) specialised in mural painting. In 1940 she was commissioned by the War Artists' Advisory Committee to paint women's activities on the Home Front. In this talk, Dr Gill Clarke explores Dunbar's varied work, revealing her profound understanding of plants and the countryside.
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About the Speaker
Dr Gill Clarke is a writer, curator and former academic. She has published widely on twentieth century British Art; her books include: Evelyn Dunbar: War and Country; Randolph Schwabe: A Life in Art; Conflicting Views: Pacifist Artists. She has also curated exhibitions at Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum, Bournemouth, Burgh House & Hampstead Museum, Pallant House Gallery, Chichester and St Barbe Museum & Art Gallery, Lymington, where she co-authored with Steve Marshall Unsettling Landscapes: The Art of the Eerie and Parallel Lives: Eight Women Artists.
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Doors open at 2pm talk starts at 2.15pm Tickets £8.50 including teas and coffees.