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Gladys Hynes

Radical Lives
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Born in India of Anglo-Irish descent, Hynes was not only a gifted painter, sculptor, illustrator and designer but also a radical—pacifist, feminist, suffragist and Irish Republican. Over five decades, she produced an exceptional body of work that engaged with the key movements of her time, ranging... Read More
Format: Hardback
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Gladys Hynes (1888–1958) was a pioneering figure whose life and work embody the complex currents of the first half of the 20th century

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Born in India of Anglo-Irish descent, Hynes was not only a gifted painter, sculptor, illustrator and designer but also a radical—pacifist, feminist, suffragist and Irish Republican. Over five decades, she produced an exceptional body of work that engaged with the key movements of her time, ranging from the Newlyn School and Omega Workshops to Vorticism and Surrealism.

Hynes moved in an extraordinary circle of creative, intellectual and political figures. Among her closest friends were fellow artists Nina Hammett, Laura Knight and Gluck, as well as Irish political activists Mabel and Desmond FitzGerald and Jack White. Her greatest and most influential friendship was with the controversial and avant-garde poet Ezra Pound, whose Cantos she illustrated. These intellectual and artistic exchanges significantly shaped Hynes's life and development as an artist.

Gladys Hynes' legacy has been almost entirely overlooked. By shedding light on her artistic achievements, activism and feminist vision, this biography seeks to restore Hynes to her rightful place within the modernist canon as a remarkable woman whose influence, long neglected, is now ripe for rediscovery.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780300273489

Publisher: Yale University Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 23 June 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Yale University Press

Illustration: 190 color + b-w illus.

Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 352

About the Author

Sacha Llewellyn is a Paris-based art historian, curator, writer, and journalist, known for her work in recovering and recontextualizing overlooked 20th-century women artists. Through pioneering exhibitions such as Winifred Knights (2016), Fifty Works by Fifty British Women Artists (2017), and Surrealism au Féminin (2023), she has played a role in reshaping the narratives surrounding modern art, challenging traditional historiographies. Jennifer FitzGerald was a Senior Lecturer in the School of English, Queen’s University Belfast, and currently has honorary status as Adjunct Faculty in Women’s Studies at San Diego State University. She has published two short biographical articles (2021, 2009) on her grandfather, Desmond FitzGerald (1888-1947), Irish revolutionary and politician, friend and correspondent of Gladys Hynes. In 2012 she published a joint biography of Irish medievalists, Helen Waddell and Maude Clarke: Irishwomen, Friends and Scholars. Sean Mark is Associate Professor of English at the Université Catholique de Lille, where he teaches literature and translation. A writer and translator, he has published on Ezra Pound, modernist poetry and art, and contemporary American fiction. His book, Pound and Pasolini: Poetics of Crisis was published in 2022. 

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