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Kathleen Hale OBE |
 | | In 1917, at the age of nineteen, Kathleen Hale arrived in London, determined to be an artist but with, in her own words, 'only a few shillings in my pocket, my pince-nez delicately chained to one ear, and no qualifications whatsoever for earning a living'. |
 | | It was, Hale acknowledged, a perfect environment in which to bring up their two sons, but she found domesticity stifling: her art was not progressing, while her relationship with her husband was growing increasingly strained. |
 | | Hale's passionate, careful observation of natural forms - so apparent in the details of her illustrations for Orlando, and later, when she had extended her repertoire, in her still-lifes, often composed of flowers bred by Morris - chimed perfectly with this pre-occupation. |
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