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Women’s Library Suffrage Banners Collection Now Available On-line
An important collection of early twentieth century suffrage banners, along
with associated artwork, are now available on-line via the Visual Arts Data
Service.
The Suffrage Banners Collection forms part of The Women's Library, a unique
resource existing to document and explore women's lives in Britain, in the
past, present and the future. Many of the banners in the collection were
designed and created by the artist based suffrage organisations the Artist's
Suffrage League and the Suffrage Atelier.
Formed in 1907 by Mary Lowndes, a renowned stained glass maker, the Artists
Suffrage League was one of the first suffrage associations to be organised
by profession. As well as designing banners for the National Union of
Women's Suffrage Societies, it also produced postcards and illustrated
pamphlets to campaign for the women's enfranchisement in Britain and North
America. Artists associated with the League include Emily Ford, Laurence
Houseman and Cicely Hamilton.
The Suffrage Atelier was founded in 1909 by Clemence and Laurence Houseman
as 'An Arts and Crafts Society Working for the Enfranchisement of Women'.
Unlike the League, the Atelier encouraged non-professional artists to submit
work and paid a small percentage of any profits made from the sales. The
Atelier is most closely with associated with the Women's Freedom League and
the Women's Social and Political Union and its members included Catherine
Courtauld and Edith Craig.
The addition of this image collection means that VADS now delivers over
15000 images for use in research, teaching and learning.
The collection is searchable on http://vads.ahds.ac.uk.
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Lara Whitelaw
Visual Arts Data Service
Technical Development & Collections Manager
Surrey Institute of Art & Design, University College
Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7DS
Tel: 01252 892721
Fax: 01252 892725
http://vads.ahds.ac.uk
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