Gillian Perry is professor of history of art at the Open University. She is a specialist in eighteenth century portraiture and has written two books on the actress in art. In 2011/12 she curated the exhibition The First Actresses at the National Portrait Gallery in London which was widely reviewed.
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Leon Golub Powerplay
2016
ISBN 9781780235820
The First Actresses
2011
ISBN 9780472118274
Playing at Home
2013
ISBN 9781780231808