PDT sponsor the drinks at the launch party of Gluck: Art & Identity

The 20th century artist Gluck (1895-1978), now recognised as a trailblazer of gender fluidity, became known in the inter-war years for portraits, land- and seascapes and stage scenes, and in the 1930s for floral paintings - influenced by society florist Constance Spry with whom the artist was having a relationship.

The compelling exhibition was curated by Martin Pel, Curator of Fashion at Brighton Museum, Amy de la Haye, Professor of Dress History at London College of Fashion, UAL, and exhibition-maker Jeffrey Horsley, post-doctoral research fellow at London College of Fashion’s Centre for Fashion Curation - working with The Fine Art Society, Gluck’s gallery on London’s Bond Street.

The exhibition is part of the project ‘Wear it Out’, a partnership with The Centre for Fashion Curation at London College of Fashion, University of the Arts, London funded by a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant of £64,800. Thanks to money raised by National Lottery players, the project will explore the cultural heritage of dress of LGBTQ communities in Sussex (1917 – 2017), looking at how dress is used to express identities and sexualities of individuals who identify as LGBTQ.

Reflective of PDT Solicitors diversity and inclusion policy, we are glad to be a part of one of the many Brighton Museum & Art Gallery’s programme of projects, exhibitions, displays and activities to celebrate and connect with LGBTQ lives, histories and culture.

For more information on the exhibition and events at the Brighton Museum please visit brightonmuseums.org.uk/gluck