About the work

This important drawing was created for a solo exhibition at The Motif Editions Gallery in London in 1971. It brings together ideas of femininity, confectionary and the faux opulence of the chocolate box selection. As Harrison explains, it ‘was one of a series of ironic works examining women’s position in the world e.g. the contrast between the notion of hearts & Roses and reality. Unfortunately, the show was closed by the police for indecency.’ [1]  The exhibition focused on the objectification of women in the media, commenting on the then ‘climate of advertising, equating women with juicy, tasty food.’ [2] Other drawings from this series were recently shown in the group exhibition Women In Revolt! at Tate Britain (2024).

[1] Interview with the artist, March/April 2024

[2] Margaret Harrison, ‘Notes of Feminist Art in Britain, 1970-77’, Studio International, (May/June 1977), p.213.

Date and country of birth

1940, GB

Career Highlights

‘Dreams & Nightmares’ ADN Gallery Barcelona, 2023; ‘Women in Revolt’, Tate Britain 2023-24; ‘The Time of Our Lives 2024 ‘ The Drawing Room (current), ‘Late & Soon’ Cross Lane Projects 2023. Tate Britain re-hang (current) ‘Danser sur les missiles’, BPS22, Musee d’Art de la Province de Hainaut, Charleroi, Belgium 2023 and Retrospective ‘Dialogues between sex, class and violence’, AZ Barcelona. Ronald Fedman Gallery NYCollections include Frac Loraine Contemporary Art, Government Art Collection UK, Tate, BPS22 Belgium, University of California, Middlesbrough institute of Modern Art, Sammlung Verbund Collection, Vienna. ACGB Collection.