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Episode: 93. NIL BY HAND, ALL BY MOUTH: THE ART OF SARAH BIFFIN with Alison Lapper, Philip Mould and Ellie Smith
Description: Today we’re talking about Sarah Biffin, the Victorian artist who became a successful miniaturist and portraitist, after overcoming being born without arms. We talk to gallerist Philip Mould and curator/researcher Ellie Smith about the exhibition of her work at Philip Mould’s gallery on Pall Mall. It’s called ‘Without Hands’ and runs till mid-December.
Also on the podcast is the artist Alison Lapper, who was born 180 years later than Sarah Biffin, with exactly the same condition. She too paints by mouth and was an advisor on ‘Without Hands’. Alison famously became the focus of an enormous amount...