THE EXHIBITIONS
Spanning a period of 400 years from 1520–1920, this extraordinary exhibition at Tate Britain celebrates more, challenging the notion that art was merely a female ‘accomplishment’ or hobby. Featured artists, such as 17th-century portrait painter Mary Beale, Angelica Kauffman (one of the founding members of the Royal Academy in 1768), military artist Elizabeth Butler and English Impressionist Laura Knight, have paved the way for the generations that came after them, yet many others have faded from art history; their names forgotten and works lost. Drawing on these inspiring artists’ own writings, art criticism and research, this exhibition ensures that they are not only seen, but remembered.
