Flora Drummond, 1879 - 1949. Suffragette
About this artwork
A telegraphist from Arran, Flora Drummond became one of the few working-class leaders of the Women's Social and Political Union - a group founded by Emmeline Pankhurst to campaign for female suffrage. Nicknamed 'The General', Flora marshalled huge demonstrations in London and Edinburgh, riding at the head in quasi-military uniform. In 1936 she was presented with this portrait by former suffragettes. She wears a pendant and a ribbon in the suffragette colours of green, white and violet, symbolising hope, purity and dignity — and spelling out the initial letters of Give Women Votes.
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artist:Flora LionEnglish (1878 - 1958)
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title:Flora Drummond, 1879 - 1949. Suffragette
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date created:1936
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:112.00 x 86.30 cm; Framed: 134.00 x 108.30 x 7.00cm
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credit line:Purchased 1974
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accession number:PG 2229
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
Flora Lion
Flora Lion
Flora Lion was born London to English and French parents. She attended the Royal Academy of Art from 1895-9 before travelling to Paris to study at the Academie Julian, from 1899-1900. During the First World War she was commissioned to paint factory scenes in Leeds and Bradford, to record the effort...