About this artwork

Eardley repeatedly depicted the children who lived near her Townhead studio in Glasgow. Adult figures rarely appear in her work. Eardley loved the friendliness and community spirit of the area. She took photographs of street life and of children playing, but also worked from life drawings. The children would visit her studio as friends, to play with a box of toys she had, and she was then able to make sketches of them. Eardley's paintings were praised for their honest portrayal of working-class life in Glasgow.

Updated before 2020

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  • artist:
  • title:
    Street Kids
  • date created:
    About 1949 - 1951
  • materials:
    Oil on canvas, laid on board
  • measurements:
    102.90 x 73.70 cm; Framed: 117.70 x 82.50 x 6.70 cm
  • object type:
  • credit line:
    Purchased with funds given by an anonymous donor 1964
  • accession number:
    GMA 887
  • gallery:
  • subject:
  • artwork photographed by:
    Antonia Reeve
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Joan Eardley

Joan Eardley