[Vwoolf] Nurse Lugton Illustration

[Lisa Hubbert]

Thank you for the warm welcome! I feel a bit like a fish out of water, as I’m so new to Woolf and the rest of the Bloomsbury group. I guess that just means I’ll have to catch up faster.

About my grandmother, I don’t know if the facts will shed any light but I am happy to share them. She graduated from UCLA around 1939 with a degree in art history. She married my grandfather right out of college, and as I far as I know she never worked outside the home. My grandparents were very well off financially, and spent their time traveling the world and exploring global cultures. As an example, they volunteered on several archeological digs in the Middle East. My grandmother also volunteered at the LA County Museum of Art and the Huntington Library. That is just about all I know, since after my parents divorced in the late 70s, I did not see her again. She passed away in 2011, and her possessions were in the care of my uncle until he passed away earlier this year. Which is how they came to me.

I have no idea what drove her interest in Woolf and Bloomsbury, except they are inherently interesting. I know that two of the Bell paintings (the one of Julia Stephen that I included in my initial note to Kristin, and a still life) were purchased from a London gallery around 1975. They both have gallery identification on the reverse and one has a letter from the gallery. Two of the Duncan Grant paintings are costume designs for a ballet, and I know that they were in her possession in the early 1970s because I remember them vividly from visiting her then. They were my favorites back then, I am ~thrilled~ to have them.

My grandmother collected other artists as well, especially etchings by Whistler, Morrisot and the like. But the Bloomsbury work is what has captured my imagination.

As for the books, my sister is still unpacking. There are boxes and boxes. She has found multiple copies of VW books, as well as Bloomsbury and Hogarth related authors like T.S. Elliot. 

One other fun thing I found in some of her papers - a flyer for the initial fundraising to restore Charleston Farmhouse. 

As I mentioned to Kristin in a subsequent email, my obsession with the Nurse Lugton illustration has become the subject of much ridicule around my house. So it is a huge relief to find other people who find it interesting! Thanks you again for making me feel so welcome.






> On Aug 28, 2016, at 12:56 PM, Helen Southworth <helen at uoregon.edu> wrote:
> 
> Welcome to the listserv, Lisa!
> Could you tell us about your grandmother.  Who was she?  What was her interest in Woolf/Bloomsbury?  What do you know about her acquisition of the books and artwork?
> All very fascinating.
> Thanks to you and to Kristin!
> Helen 
> 
> Helen Southworth
> Associate Professor of Literature
> Clark Honors College
> University of Oregon
> 
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