Straight away author Alison Baverstock answers a question we had:

‘It was very difficult to choose just 13 British Artists to explore in this book.’

The British Artists chosen represent a range of eclectic people who influences, training, and family encouragement also varied. One common thread they all seem to have is that they weren’t particularly famous in their own time.  This is something that is often the case with artists with exceptions like Tracey Emin, Damien Hirst and Banksy.

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