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- A Socio-Feminist Approach to Emily Mary Osborn’s Nameless and Friendless
Researched by: Olivia Sims Osborn is one of many notable female artists from Victorian England who was able to make a name for herself in the male-dominated art culture of the time. Osborn spent her early life in Kent and Essex until her family moved to London in 1842. Born as the daughter of a … Continue reading “A Socio-Feminist Approach to Emily Mary Osborn’s Nameless and Friendless” - Barbara Bodichon, Effects of Tight Lacing, c. 1858
Researched by: Olivia Sims Bodichon’s lithograph depicts an artful grouping of figures that are all varying in scale and appearance, including women in differing forms of dress- with some wearing corsets and some not- along with skeletons, depictions of Greco-Roman sculptures, and female anatomical figures in a cloudy, dreamlike setting. The work has no color … Continue reading “Barbara Bodichon, Effects of Tight Lacing, c. 1858” - Elizabeth Tudor’s Embroidered Book Cover for The Mirror of the Sinful Soul
Researched by Olivia Sims This book cover was created in 1544, when Elizabeth was eleven years old, and was given to her stepmother Katherine Parr (1512-1548) as a New Year’s gift. Ellis supposes that Elizabeth likely translated this poem and created this book cover when she was under banishment from the court per the orders … Continue reading “Elizabeth Tudor’s Embroidered Book Cover for The Mirror of the Sinful Soul”
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