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PGH anniversary

Today is the thirtieth anniversary of PGH’s death. How did she want to be remembered? When Joyce McGrath painted her portrait in 1989 she chose to wear one of the capes that had been handmade for her in Greece, and they used as background two Greek masks that she had hanging in the house. In her hand was a toy owl, representing Athena (or Minerva) goddess of wisdom. Thus the portrait tied her not just to her years of living in Greece but also to ancient Greece and its mythology. Almost certainly she was also making a statement about her own exceptionality.

Joyce McGrath, portrait of Glanville-Hicks, 1989. SLV
Hercules and Athena, c. 490-479 BC. Staatliche Antikensammlungen, Munich.