Visual protest: art and militancy in the Suffrage campaign
When:
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Venue:
Birkbeck 43 Gordon Square
No booking required
Militant suffragettes' public demonstrations often deployed the visual arts. Exploring their campaigns, Gillian Murphy (Women's Library, LSE) introduces the Artists' Suffrage League and banners from their archive, while Monica Walker (Old Operating Theatre Museum) investigates links between art and militancy through the defacing of the Rokeby Venus.
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This event is part of Birkbeck Arts Week 2018 - see the full programme here.
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