Work & Life: Eileen Mayo and Lee Miller (SOLD OUT)
Drinks from 5.30pm, talk from 6.30pm to 7.30pm, £13/ £12
Thursday 21 April 2022
Eileen Mayo, Woman at a Dressing Table, 1931, 5 block print on paper.
Join Towner’s Head of Collections & Exhibitions, Sara Cooper, Co-Director of Farleys House & Gallery Ltd, Ami Bouhassane, and the publisher Harriet Olsen as they explore the lives and work of Eileen Mayo and Lee Miller, two accomplished and fascinating artists.
Sara and Ami will read excerpts from their recently published books from Eiderdown Book’s Modern Women Artists series and will be joined in conversation with Harriet Oslen, Eiderdown’s founder. At the end of the discussion, you will have the opportunity to ask any questions.
Your ticket price includes a free glass of wine or soft drink, which you will be able to collect before the event from 5.30pm. Please note that drinks cannot be taken into the gallery, so please ensure you arrive in enough time to enjoy it before the event begins!
Both publications will be available to purchase on the evening.
Event Timings
5.30pm to 6.30pm: Towner’s café open for drinks
6.30pm to 7.15pm: Discussion and book readings
7.15pm: audience Q&A
£13 (General)/ £12 (Concessions and Towner Members)
Access
BSL interpretation is available for the event. Please email programme@townereastbourne.org.uk if you require this service and for any other access requirements.
About the speakers
Ami Bouhassane is Co-Director of Farleys House & Gallery Ltd, the organisation that manages the Lee Miller Archives, the Penrose collection and Farleys House, home of her grandparents Lee Miller and Roland Penrose.
Sara Cooper is Head of Collections and Exhibitions at Towner Eastbourne, where she is responsible for the exhibition programme and for the permanent collection, including overseeing acquisitions.
Harriet Olsen founded Eiderdown Books - an independent publishing company making books about women artists - in 2018, the centenary year of women's partial suffrage in Britain. She also works as the Head of Publishing at Pallant House Gallery in Chichester.
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Posted on 08 Mar 2022
From the Eileen Mayo archive, this short article from 1931 reveals some of the artists' thoughts on privacy as an essential aspect of being a woman. Her self-sufficiency and determination were vital to the development of her long career, so it is no surprise how highly she regarded her own time and space.