Jean Cooke, RA, Mysterious Blackheath Artist. I Never Cry and I Never Laugh

Tue Apr 30 2024 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm

Blackheath High Junior School | London

The Blackheath Society
Publisher/HostThe Blackheath Society
Jean Cooke, RA, Mysterious Blackheath Artist. I Never Cry and I Never Laugh
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Talk by Author and Art Historian Frances Borzello on a remarkable artist who's work from 1960-90s is rising in interest and popularity.
About this Event

Join Blackheath Society Members and alumnae of Blackheath High School for a talk on the enigmatic artist Jean Cooke, RA to be given by Art Historian and author Frances Borzello at Blackheath High School, Wemyss Road. This follows the successful exhibition held last year at the Garden Museum of Jean’s garden paintings.

Art historian and author Frances Borzello will throw  some light on the  life and work of Blackheath artist Jean Cooke whose paintings have recently  begun to attract a lot of attention.

Frances has written several books on the connections between art and life, which include “The Naked Nude”, a study of the new face of the contemporary nude . “Seeing Ourselves”, a history of women artists’ self portraits , and due out this  autumn, “A World of Our Own”, a study of how women artists managed to work in a man’s world. All these interests have fed into her investigation of the combination of the prosaic and the mysterious which makes up  the artist known as Jean Cooke.

The evening is organised in conjunction with Blackheath High School as Jean and her daughter are alumnae of the school and lived in Blackheath.

Tickets £15, includes wine and canapes. Doors open at 7pm, talk begins 7.30pm.

If you would like to learn more about the Blackheath Society, please visit our website www.blackheath.org


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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Blackheath High Junior School, Wemyss Road, London, United Kingdom

Tickets

GBP 15.00

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