Pauline Boty, queen of British Pop – Paul Chapman

Pauline Boty was one of the originators of British Pop Art.  Boty’s paintings and collages often demonstrated a joy in self-assured femininity and female sexuality and expressed overt or implicit criticism of the ‘man’s world’ in which she lived.  Her rebellious art, combined with her free-spirited lifestyle, made her famous in her lifetime.  But shortly after her untimely, early death she was soon forgotten.  In recent times Pauline has been rediscovered, and numerous retrospective exhibitions have been held.  She is now rightly heralded as one of Britain’s most important artists of the Post-War period.  As well as being a very talented painter, Boty also produced collages and stained glass; she was an actress of stage, screen and television and a radio broadcaster:  an artist of great and varied talent.