Griselda pollock biography of albert

Full Name: Pollock, Griselda

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Gender: female

Date Born: 11 March 1949

Place Born: Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa

Home Country/ies: Canada

Subject Area(s): feminism

Overview

Early and prominent feminist art historian in the revision of art history of the late 20th century; Professor emerita of Social and Critical Histories of Art, University of Leeds  Pollock’s parents were Alan Winston Seton Pollock and Kathleen Alexandra Sinclair Pollock.

She grew up in South Africa until she was seven when her family moved to Canada in 1956. As a teenager her family relocated again Britain in 1962. In 1967, Pollock entered Oxford University, graduating with honors in modern history in 1970.

Griselda pollock biography of albert

She continued at the Courtauld Institute between 1970 and 1972. Pollock embraced activist feminism, becoming active in the Women’s Art History Collective. Pollock taught as a lecturer at Canterbury College of Art, Reading University, before joining Manchest