International Women’s Day: Katy Hessel on Vanessa Bell

Celebrate International Women's Day with art historian Katy Hessel as she explores the extraordinary life and groundbreaking art of Vanessa Bell in our latest film.

This International Women’s Day, discover the extraordinary life and groundbreaking art of early modernist artist Vanessa Bell. Join Katy Hessel, art historian, broadcaster and founder of @TheGreatWomenArtists Instagram account, as she explores the house where Vanessa Bell lived and worked with fellow artist Duncan Grant from 1916 until her death in 1961.

Together, they transformed their home into a complete work of art and a haven for experimental living and creativity.

‘Vanessa Bell was groundbreaking. She was one of the first artists in Britain to work in a fully abstracted vein.’

– Katy Hessel

Film: Rosie Powell