The Secret to a Good Life

Smith, Bob and Roberta and Voorsanger, Jessica (2018) The Secret to a Good Life. [Exhibition/show, Painting, Sculpture]

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The Secret to a Good Life (working book cover), Bob & Roberta Smith

The Secret to a Good Life (working book cover), Bob & Roberta Smith

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Angelica Kauffman (sculpture detail) by Jessica Voorsanger

Angelica Kauffman (sculpture detail) by Jessica Voorsanger

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The Secret to a Good Life - sculpture

The Secret to a Good Life - sculpture

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The Secret to a Good Life - Jessica Voorsanger and sculpture

The Secret to a Good Life - Jessica Voorsanger and sculpture

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The Secret to a Good Life - installation

The Secret to a Good Life - installation

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Mona Hatoum

Mona Hatoum

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Ana Mandieta

Ana Mandieta

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Lee Krasner

Lee Krasner

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Lorna Simpson

Lorna Simpson

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Collaboration

Collaboration

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Creators:
Smith, Bob and Roberta and Voorsanger, Jessica
Description/Abstract:

'The Secret to a Good Life' was an exhibition at the Royal Academy of Art celebrating the life of the artist Deirdre Borlase. The underlying agenda of the exhibition was to celebrate women artists who have been overshadowed by history, their husbands or purely sexist intolerance. Deirdre Borlase graduated from the Royal College of Art in 1946 and had a prolific career. She is the mother of Bob and Roberta Smith (my husband). Alongside paintings by Deirdre Borlase were 3 large scale collaborative sculptures by Smith, myself and our daughter Etta Voorsanger-Brill. According to Deirdre Borlase "The secret to a good life is to get a good pencil a 2B or 4B. You don't want an HB, those are for architects!" Borlase passed away in July 2018 and did not see the exhibition realised.

Item Type:
Art/Design Item
Other Contributors:
Deidre Borlase (Exhibitor), Etta Voorsanger-Brill (Exhibitor), Fredrick Brill (Exhibitor)
Date:
4 September 2018
Copyright Holders:
Jessica Voorsanger, Bob and Roberta Smith, Etta Voorsanger-Brill
Material:
Oil painting on wood
Measurements or Duration:
Variable
Locations / Venues:
Location
From Date
To Date
Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK
4 September 2018
18 August 2019
Projects or Series:
REF2021
Schools:
School of Fine Art, Crafts & Photography
Related URLs:
Depositing User:
Ms Jessica Voorsanger
Date Deposited:
12 Feb 2018 09:57
Last Modified:
05 Mar 2022 04:30
Voorsanger, Jessica:
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9712-2095
Art/Design Categories:
Exhibition/show, Painting, Sculpture
URI:
https://research.uca.ac.uk/id/eprint/4622

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