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Over the 20th Century Glasgow has been the home of significant woman artists producing very personal and individual work in a variety of different media. Among this group is Hannah Frank, whose artistic career spans 75 years. This revised edition, edited by the artist's niece, contains new material and recently discovered illustrations, along with extracts from Hannah Frank's personal diaries and albums - and a full catalogue of her black and white drawings of the 20s and 30s, and her later bronze sculptures.
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People today are increasingly drawn to Hannah Frank's distinctive, Beardsley-like black and white drawings, and her graceful bronze sculptures. A touring exhibition, launched at Lancaster City Museum and Art Gallery, attracted much attention and interest from galleries around the UK.
This book provides a permanent record of that exhibition and more. Hannah Frank has given permission for the use of drawings from her private diary, while 15 'new' drawings which have been discovered over recent years via internet contacts, appeals in local papers, and in old issues of the Glasgow University Magazine, are included. Several of the works included in the book were found in an old suitcase, where they had lain unseen since the 1920s. Photographs of 16 'new' sculptures, never previously published, are revealed. Another first is the public appearance of early family sketches and self-portraits.
Also featured are some commissioned works for Glasgow Jewish institutions done in the 1930s and 1940s, and early pencil sketches and studies for some of the well-known black and white drawings.
The drawings and sculptures are arranged chronologically, so the reader gets a real feel for how Hannah developed as an artist.
Susan Ashworth, collections manager at Lancaster City Art Gallery, and curator of the touring exhibition, writes in her foreword to the new book: "Hannah Frank's work deserves to be seen widely. The powerful black and white compositions contain such energy - but it is almost at bursting point. By contrast, her sculptures draw you to them, invite you to touch and stroke them and are imbued with a different, quiet calm."
This book provides a permanent record of that exhibition and more. Hannah Frank has given permission for the use of drawings from her private diary, while 15 'new' drawings which have been discovered over recent years via internet contacts, appeals in local papers, and in old issues of the Glasgow University Magazine, are included. Several of the works included in the book were found in an old suitcase, where they had lain unseen since the 1920s. Photographs of 16 'new' sculptures, never previously published, are revealed. Another first is the public appearance of early family sketches and self-portraits.
Also featured are some commissioned works for Glasgow Jewish institutions done in the 1930s and 1940s, and early pencil sketches and studies for some of the well-known black and white drawings.
The drawings and sculptures are arranged chronologically, so the reader gets a real feel for how Hannah developed as an artist.
Susan Ashworth, collections manager at Lancaster City Art Gallery, and curator of the touring exhibition, writes in her foreword to the new book: "Hannah Frank's work deserves to be seen widely. The powerful black and white compositions contain such energy - but it is almost at bursting point. By contrast, her sculptures draw you to them, invite you to touch and stroke them and are imbued with a different, quiet calm."
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