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Nesta Obermer OBE, (née Sawyer; 14 September 1893 – 3 October 1984), was a British philanthropist, playwright and artist. Born in Norfolk , she began writing as a child when illness forced her to be confined for a lengthy period.
Gluck's relationships with a number of women included one with Nesta Obermer: the artist's joint self-portrait with Obermer ( Medallion) is viewed as an iconic lesbian statement. Biography. Family and early life. Gluck was born into a wealthy Jewish family in London, England. [1] .
6 de dez. de 2017 · Nesta was 43 with a glittering social life and a wealthy elderly husband whom she had no wish to offend. In Medallion they stare determinedly into their merged future. Nesta’s eye seems lit by paradisal light. The painting was included in Gluck’s highly praised 1937 exhibition at The Fine Art Society.
Nesta Obermer OBE, , was a British philanthropist, playwright and artist. Born in Norfolk, she began writing as a child when illness forced her to be confined for a lengthy period. Travelling often, as a diplomat's daughter she began writing articles as a war correspondent during World War I.
6 de out. de 2023 · It is also a human image of grief and anger – Gluck's 1936 painting Medallion (YouWe) marked the 'marriage' of wealthy Nesta Obermer and Gluck and became an iconic image of lesbian love after being published as the cover of the Virago 1982 edition of Radclyffe Hall's The Well of Loneliness, a book which presents a butch lesbian ...
1 de fev. de 2017 · And Gluck saw her subsequent love affair with the socialite Nesta Obermer, immortalized in the double portrait “Medallion,” as a true twinning of souls, though it was to cause her both joy and...
January 1, 1978. 1978 – La Conversion, Switzerland. Nesta Obermer was made an Officer of the British Empire for her war-time broadcasts from England to the USA. She earned the reputation as “The Master Voice” in recognition of her splendid tape recordings of great books of world literature for the blind.
