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Without Hands: The Art of Sarah Biffin
Emma Rutherford
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Ellie Smith
(Ilustrado por)
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Essaka Joshua
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Paul Holberton Publishing
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Without Hands: The Art of Sarah Biffin - Rutherford, Emma ; Smith, Ellie ; Joshua, Essaka
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A celebration of an artist whose under-sung legacy testifies to the enduring power of originality, drive, and devotion. Accompanying an exhibition at Philip Mould & Company, Without Hands presents the art of Sarah Biffin. Biffin (1784-1850) was born with phocomelia, a condition described on her baptism record as "born without arms and legs." After learning to sew and write as a child, Biffin joined a traveling sideshow where she painted in front of an audience. Eventually, she rose to fame as a talented miniaturist, signing many of her works "without hands." Despite her prolific output, including commissions from royalty and exquisitely detailed self-portraits, Biffin's work has been overlooked by art historians. Beautifully illustrated and including original research, Without Hands celebrates Biffin as an artist who challenged contemporary attitudes to disability.