Ella Grainger, Self-Portrait
Dublin Core
Title
Ella Grainger, Self-Portrait
Description
Ella Grainger became an expert player of her husband’s compositions using the bells and steel marimba, under Percy’s tutelage, despite having no formal musical training. She played the bells on tours across America in the period 1929-33, and in Australia and New Zealand in 1934-35. In this painting she is wearing one of the items of towel clothing that she and Percy created in the 1930s (see object accession number 04.5382)
Source
Grainger Museum Collection
Date
c.1941
Identifier
00.5015