Comrades in Art: Talk Season 2
Betty Rea and Nan Youngman – Partners in Life, Art and Politics
Comrades in Art: Talk Season 2
Betty Rea and Nan Youngman met as Artist International Association (AIA) activists and were partners for thirty years before Rea’s sudden death in 1965. Art historian Dr Will Rea, grandson of Betty Rea, presents his forbears' remarkable legacy as artists and activists - join us for a chance to appreciate their inspiring story.
Betty Rea and Nan Youngman met as Artist International Association (AIA) activists and were partners for thirty years before Rea’s sudden death in 1965. A sculptor alongside Moore in the 1920s, Rea was a key player in in broadening the AIA’s appeal in the 1930s, returning as a sculptor of singular achievement in her last decades. Youngman, a continuously evolving painter of great breadth, was the power behind the post-war Pictures for Schools movement. Art historian Dr Will Rea, grandson of Betty, presents his forbear’s remarkable legacy as artists and activists - join us for a chance to appreciate their inspiring story.
The event will last approximately 1 hour. Please feel free to visit the exhibition afterwards - your ticket will grant you free entry.
*£10 per ticket if booking a full talk season. The discount will automatically apply if all talks from the season are added to your basket.
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Wednesday 23 September, 2.00pm
TALK: Comrades in Art – FAREWELL! with co-curators Andy Friend, Sara Cooper and Karen Taylor
Wednesday 1 July, 2.00pm