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Thursday 13 May 2021, 2pm-3pm

Proposed and Seconded: The Women Artists Nominated for Election to the Royal Scottish Academy during the 1920s

The 1920s Nomination Books for membership of the Royal Scottish Academy provide a unique insight into the Scottish art world of the decade. This talk will focus on the women artists proposed and seconded for election by male allies, including Dorothy Johnstone, Cecile Walton and John Duncan. Alice Strang is an award-winning Art Historian and Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art. She has a particular interest in twentieth-century Scottish women artists. For more information please see https://alicestrang.co.uk/.

Free but booking is essential - book online.

This lecture will now be run online on Microsoft Teams; attendees will be sent joining instructions a day or so beforehand. If joining us on a mobile device (tablet or smartphone) you will need to install Teams onto your device beforehand, and also Microsoft Powerpoint if your device is older so that you can view any slides. The apps can be downloaded free from the App Store:  or the Google Play Store.
 

 

 

 

 

Digital Lecture: Proposed and Seconded: The Women Artists Nominated for Election to the Royal Scottish Academy during the 1920s

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