Even in the early 20th century, women weren't allowed to study nude bodies at the Royal Academy - they had to travel to Rome or Paris to do that. But Annie Swynnerton persisted - even though she "faced prejudice not just for her gender but also for her realistic, unromanticised depiction of female bodies, which was dismissed by those who preferred unblemished classical fantasy."
Article source here:Arts Journal
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