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7th January 2022

There are so many incredible women painters in Carolyn Trant's book that it is impossible to choose from among hundreds of quiet geniuses. This though is a particular favourite: Bath in the Nursery 1935 by Phyllis Dodd. From the book: 'Phyllis Dodd's mother had made a point of telling her husband-to-be (Douglas Percy Bliss) that her daughter must be able to continue to paint after marriage.'

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