Dusty Answer
About this artwork
Frank was born in Glasgow in 1908, the eldest of three children of Russian refugees. She died in 2008, at the age of 100. Between 1927 and 1932 she produced numerous drawings for the Glasgow University Magazine (GUM): this drawing was published there in December 1930. The title Dusty Answer and the lengthy quote at the bottom are from the poem Modern Love by George Meredith (1828-1909). The quote at the top of the work is from the book Dusty Answer by Rosamond Lehmann (1901-1990). It was published in 1927 and was daring in dealing with lesbian love and the loss of innocence.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Hannah Frank (1908 - 2008)
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title:Dusty Answer
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date created:1930
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materials:Pen and ink on paper
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measurements:40.60 x 33.70 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Presented by the artist through her niece, Fiona Frank, 2006
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accession number:GMA 4812
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Hannah Frank
Hannah Frank
Hannah Frank was born in Glasgow to Jewish Russian immigrants. Frank originally studied English and Latin at the University of Glasgow and trained at Jordanhill to become a teacher. During this time she attended evening classes at Glasgow School of Art studying lithography, drawing, and sculpture....