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the white slaves 2010
Ruskin Hall, Bournville
This exhibition in 2010 was inspired by a group of women chainmakers - known as "The White Slaves of England" - who,
led by trade union activist Mary Macarthur, went on strike in 1910 for improved pay and conditions.
The White Slaves
2009
installation
silk screen printed washing
text on bricks
stencilled chain
five ceramic figures
The White Slaves
2009
vases and figures decorated with chain
20 - 35 cm
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