Coming into bloom The Bloomsbury Group is the stuff of cultural legend but a new northern exhibition ventures outside the traditional narrative to consider its fringe players

[Joe]

A new exhibition, Beyond Bloomsbury, celebrates some of its lesser-known figures and tells the stories of thewriters, dancers, activists and philanthropists that were connected to it.

One such figure is Dora Carrington, an artist who became associated with the Bloomsbury Group in the mid-1910s and whose informal portrait – naked, atop a public statue – is included in the exhibition alongside her own work.

“She was part of a group of younger female artists that writer Virginia Woolf referred to as cropheads,” says exhibition curator Maraiga Bailey. “They cut their hair short and wore trousers in rebellion against contemporary gender norms, which was met with some confusion by older members of the Bloomsbury Group.
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[Alicia]

Matt wrote: "Great to see this. I don't know if it's already been covered in this group, but Carrington's letters were recently published by Random House, and have some really beautiful material, especially abo..."
I saw that book and thought I'd like to read that.

If any of you haven't seen it, I highly recommend the film CARRINGTON. A young Emma Thompson plays DC and it is quite quirky, sad and wonderful. I ordered it on DVD and watched it twice in quick succession and could easily watch it again.

[Joe]

Thanks Matt! I will definitely check it out.

[Joe]

Alicia, Yes, saw it and read the book. Loved it