Dame Laura Knight

Lecturer: Rosalind Whyte

In 1936 Dame Laura Knight became the first woman to be elected as a full member of the Royal Academy in London, 168 years after its establishment.  In her extraordinary career she painted landscapes, portraits and seascapes, as well as scenes from the circus, the ballet and the theatre.  She was the only woman to be given War Commissions in both the First and Second World Wars and the only British artist to cover the Nuremberg Trials of 1946.  This lecture provides an overview of her fascinating career and some of the remarkable achievements of her long life.

Rosalind Whyte

Rosalind gained a BA and MA from Goldsmith’s College, and an MA (distinction) from Birkbeck College. She is an experienced guide at Tate Britain, Tate Modern, the Royal Academy and Greenwich and lectures at the Tate, to independent art societies and on cruises.

Image credit:  Laura Knight, On the Cliffs 1917 Private Collection via Creative Commons

The Arts Society Southampton's talks are held on the second Monday of the month Oct - June at 19.30; the bar opens at 18.45.  Membership of the Society  is £46 annually for all nine lectures; visitors are also welcome and pay £8 on the night at the venue.  More info: www.theartssocietysouthampton.org.uk