Laura Herford
Anne Laura Herford (1831–1870) was a British artist in the early 19th century, and in 1860, was the first woman to be admitted to the
Early career
Herford was born on 16 October 1831 to John Herford and
Admittance to the Royal Academy
Petitions for women to be accepted into the Royal Academy as students had been submitted to House of Commons since the 1840s, however, the academy resisted the call for change.
After encouragement from Charles Eastlake and Thomas Heatherley, Herford submitted several drawings to the academy's admissions tutors signed "L. Herford". The use of initials masked her gender, leading to the assumption that she was a man. She was admitted on the merits of these drawings and an offer was made to "L. Herford, Esq" and she took up her place at the academy in 1860.[7]
Her entry into the academy marked a significant turning point for women artists in Britain. By 1863, there were ten women artists at the academy and at the time of Herford's death there were about 40 women studying the full curriculum which included drawing from a live model.
References
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/69105. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ Lewis, Reina (2013). Gendering Orientalism: Race, Femininity and Representation. Routledge.
- ^ Cherry, Deborah (2012). Beyond the Frame: Feminism and Visual Culture, Britain 1850-1900. Routledge.
- ^ Potter 2013, p. 129.
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- ^ Bryan 1904, p. 36.
- ^ Grey, Sara (2009). The Dictionary of British Women Artists. Casemate Publishers.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: M. Bryan's Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (1904)
Bibliography
- Bryan, Michael (1904). Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (Public domain ed.). Macmillan.
- Potter, Matthew (2013). The Concept of the 'master' in Art Education in Britain and Ireland, 1770 to the Present. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 978-1-4094-3555-6.
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