New spotlight shines on the long-forgotten sculptor.
The sculptor and artist Dora Gordine, spent her formative years in Estonia and rose to fame in Paris during the 1920s. Her colourful life took her all over the world, including Singapore and China, and by 1938 she was hailed as being on the way to 'becoming the finest woman sculptor in the world'. Now, a retrospective exhibition of her work is about to open. It includes her sculpture, Happy Baby, which was made to mark the opening of the first mother and baby unit at Holloway Prison 60 years ago. It has recently been rediscovered and will be seen for the first time in half a century. Jane discusses Dora's life and work with Dr. Jonathan Black, Art Historian at Kingston University; and Brenda Martin, Curator at the Dorich House Museum.
