Former Tate curator Dr. Virginia Button reevaluates the life and work of Wilhelmina Barns-Graham in the first monograph of the artist in 20 years.
‘Wilhelmina Barns-Graham’ is fully illustrated and offers both the non-specialist and specialist reader an accessible, affordable and concise introduction to the artist’s life and work. Alongside a biographical overview, the author explores key aspects of Barns-Graham’s work.
About Wilhelmina Barns-Graham
Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912–2004) was a leading member of the St Ives group of artists and made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of post-war British art. Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, known as Willie, was born in St Andrews, Fife, on 8 June 1912. Determining while at school that she wanted to be an artist, she set her sights on Edinburgh College of Art, where she enrolled in 1932 and graduated with her diploma in 1937.
