The Art of Resistance: Defending Academic Freedom since 1933 | Page 152

Shelagh Atkinson?British
In the Frame
2013
Edition 2/3
Signed
Framed
Screenprint
57 x 71 cm
Guide Price £800

Biography page 144.

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I am drawn to this project due to a variety of family
experiences of exile, emigration and refuge. My
paternal great-grandfather emigrated from Ireland
to Scotland in search of work in the early years of
shale mining in West Lothian. Although long ago, the
family’s Irish roots continued to be of relevance in
the family narrative.
My mother-in-law’s family were Jewish and fled
Berlin in 1936 to escape the persecution of the Nazi
regime. They settled in London and during the
war her father, Curt, was interned on the Isle of Man
together with many other professionals who
were considered [potentially] to be the enemy.
On the subject of internment, although effectively
imprisoned, there was a lively artistic and
intellectual life in the interned community.
In later life, Curt was involved in supporting others
to get out of Germany including academics from a
variety of disciplines. As a lawyer, he was later
involved in the task of obtaining restitution from the
post-war German government for many of those
who had also been forced into exile.
My interest is in identity, movement and
displacement.

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shelagh atkinson

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