20th Century Decorative Art & Design gallery
Once Hannah Gluckstein gained independence from her wealthy family, she began to dress exclusively in men's clothers and shortened her name to Gluck. In the 1920s she was encouraged by her lover, society florist Constance Spry, to wear fashionable suits designed by Victor Stribel and Elsa Schiaparelli. Gluck became known for her paintings of lforal arrangements and her lesbian contemporaries during the 1920s and 1930s. She lived at Steyning, Sussex, with her partner Edith Shackleton Heald from 1944 until her death.
Watch Kelly Boddington and Rob White discuss Gluck's life and work.