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Germaine Greer is being catty about Paula Rego accepting a DBE.
The first DBE for a woman artist apparently went to Laura Knight, who appears to have been of humble birth but a child prodigy, has recently had a couple of paintings sold for a high price, but has had little sold at a high price so isn't much good, apparently (Greer's judgement).
The second went to Ethel Walker who was once popular (being shown at the Venice Biennale), but went out of fashion, and now, apparently, can't be given away.
She is not catty about Elizaneth Blackadder, who is of course still alive and could sue.
It may be worth noting that Greer did like Rego's art - see http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2004/nov/20/art. And there's a Rego portrait of Greer - see http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/the-sitters-tale-germaine-greer-1104260.html, which she claims to like.
I'm no fan of the honours system - but is it necessary to dis two female artists, and by guilt by association dis two more, to critique it?
The first DBE for a woman artist apparently went to Laura Knight, who appears to have been of humble birth but a child prodigy, has recently had a couple of paintings sold for a high price, but has had little sold at a high price so isn't much good, apparently (Greer's judgement).
The second went to Ethel Walker who was once popular (being shown at the Venice Biennale), but went out of fashion, and now, apparently, can't be given away.
She is not catty about Elizaneth Blackadder, who is of course still alive and could sue.
It may be worth noting that Greer did like Rego's art - see http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2004/nov/20/art. And there's a Rego portrait of Greer - see http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/the-sitters-tale-germaine-greer-1104260.html, which she claims to like.
I'm no fan of the honours system - but is it necessary to dis two female artists, and by guilt by association dis two more, to critique it?