Virginia Woolf (1882–1941)

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A central figure in the Bloomsbury Group of writers, artists and intellectuals. In 1905, with her sister Vanessa, she hosted Thursday evening gatherings at 46 Gordon Square that formed the hub of Bloomsbury. Despite intermittent bouts of mental illness she was a major contributor to the development of the novel form in literature. Many of her novels, notably 'Night and Day', 'Jacob's Room', 'Mrs Dalloway', 'To the Lighthouse', and 'The Waves', pioneered the use of the interior monologue, or 'stream of consciousness' and transformed ideas about structure, plot and characterisation. Her essay 'A Room of One's Own' has become a classic of feminist literature. She committed suicide in 1941.

National Portrait Gallery, London

London

Title

Virginia Woolf (1882–1941)

Date

1953

Medium

lead

Measurements

H 40 x W 39 x D 22.5 cm

Accession number

3882

Acquisition method

purchased, 1953

Work type

Bust

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