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Kate Greenaway was a Victorian artist and writer known for her children’s book illustrations. She was educated at home, and then attended several dame schools. When she was 12 she attended night classes at Finsbury School, a branch of the South Kensington School of Art. Night courses were open only to women and offered training in drawing, porcelain painting, lithography and wood engraving, and followed the National Course of Art Training in decorative arts. The course was based around copying geometrical and botanical designs. Its aim was to train future artisans in the areas of wallpaper, carpet and tile design. In 1864 she attended the Royal Female School of Art. For the first time she was able to draw the human figure. In Victorian society it was unacceptable for women to draw the naked figure.
In 1871 she became a student at the Slade School of Art, under Sir Edward Poynter, the painter, designer and craftsman. He encouraged students to be expressive and creative. She continued to be frustrated in the way women were segregated from men in the life class.
Greenaway’s training coincided with an explosion of the card market that by the 1860s was at the height of its popularity. In 1871 Marcus Ward & Co, one of the main Victorian card printers, hired Kate Greenaway. Her designs were very popular and sold well.
This object is on display at RAMM in Gallery 22.
Inscription
bottom left signed K Greenaway
verso lower card mount pencil EXETER No 19
verso backing board chalk 30
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Exeter
Title
The Cherry Woman
Date
1890 to 1891
Medium
watercolour on card
Measurements
H 22.3 x W 19.5 cm
Accession number
62/1924/118
Work type
Watercolour
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Queen Street, Exeter, Devon EX4 3RX England
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