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Beschreibung

A celebration of an artist whose under-sung legacy testifies to the enduring power of originality, drive, and devotion.

Accompanying an exhibition at Philip Mould & Company, Without Hands presents the art of Sarah Biffin. Biffin (1784-1850) was born with phocomelia, a condition described on her baptism record as "born without arms and legs." After learning to sew and write as a child, Biffin joined a traveling sideshow where she painted in front of an audience. Eventually, she rose to fame as a talented miniaturist, signing many of her works "without hands."

Despite her prolific output, including commissions from royalty and exquisitely detailed self-portraits, Biffin's work has been overlooked by art historians. Beautifully illustrated and including original research, Without Hands celebrates Biffin as an artist who challenged contemporary attitudes to disability.

A celebration of an artist whose under-sung legacy testifies to the enduring power of originality, drive, and devotion.

Accompanying an exhibition at Philip Mould & Company, Without Hands presents the art of Sarah Biffin. Biffin (1784-1850) was born with phocomelia, a condition described on her baptism record as "born without arms and legs." After learning to sew and write as a child, Biffin joined a traveling sideshow where she painted in front of an audience. Eventually, she rose to fame as a talented miniaturist, signing many of her works "without hands."

Despite her prolific output, including commissions from royalty and exquisitely detailed self-portraits, Biffin's work has been overlooked by art historians. Beautifully illustrated and including original research, Without Hands celebrates Biffin as an artist who challenged contemporary attitudes to disability.

Über den Autor
Emma Rutherford is a portrait miniatures consultant at Philip Mould & Company, London. Ellie Smith is a researcher at Philip Mould & Company, London.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Genre: Importe, Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781913645366
ISBN-10: 1913645363
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Emma Rutherford
Ellie Smith
Essaka Joshua
Alison Lapper
Elle Shushan
Redaktion: Smith, Ellie
Rutherford, Emma
Hersteller: Paul Holberton Publishing Ltd
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 245 x 187 x 11 mm
Von/Mit: Ellie Smith (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.11.2022
Gewicht: 0,41 kg
Artikel-ID: 124143134