I hope you will be able to join us on
Saturday 29th August, 11.15am (for about an hour & a half)
at The Beecroft Art Gallery, Southend-on-Sea.
to explore the art, life & times of Pauline Boty (1938-1966),
one of the most brilliant artists of British Pop Art – a movement we’ll discuss in more detail at our September meeting.
“The Only Blonde in the World” [1963; Tate]
There’ll be plenty to see & discuss as always!
Tickets are £10 (cash) on the door and include coffee & a biscuit at The Jazz Centre afterwards.
Looking forward to seeing you!
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Notes:
An excellent website to explore is Pauline Boty – Pop Art Pioneer https://paulineboty.org/
On BBC i-player, “Pop Goes The Easel” (from 1962): https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00drs8y/monitor-pop-goes-the-easel also “I Am the Sixties” https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0028nyw/pauline-boty-i-am-the-sixties
Books, below, and of course Boty is celebrated in Ali Smith’s novel “Autumn” (highly recommended!) [2016; Penguin Books]
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