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I guess your name is Shell?
Actually - the bronze is entitled 'Mrs Booth' after the seaside landlady whose house had spectacular views over Margate harbour. Twice widowed, Mrs Booth's first husband had drowned at sea and when Turner came to Margate to paint, it was with Mrs Booth he chose to stay. They began a love affair in 1833 and lived as Mr and Mrs Booth, with Mrs Booth supporting Turner financially until Turner's death.
The site of Mrs Booth's former lodgings is now occupied by Margate's new Turner Contemporary Gallery designed by David Chipperfield Associates. Turner remarked that 'the skies over Thanet are the loveliest in all Europe', often returning to Margate to capture their shifting light in lucid paint. The opportunity for the gallery is to recreate that experience for visitors through contemporary art and the Turners that will be exhibited there.
I guess your name is Shell?
Actually - the bronze is entitled 'Mrs Booth' after the seaside landlady whose house had spectacular views over Margate harbour. Twice widowed, Mrs Booth's first husband had drowned at sea and when Turner came to Margate to paint, it was with Mrs Booth he chose to stay. They began a love affair in 1833 and lived as Mr and Mrs Booth, with Mrs Booth supporting Turner financially until Turner's death.
The site of Mrs Booth's former lodgings is now occupied by Margate's new Turner Contemporary Gallery designed by David Chipperfield Associates. Turner remarked that 'the skies over Thanet are the loveliest in all Europe', often returning to Margate to capture their shifting light in lucid paint. The opportunity for the gallery is to recreate that experience for visitors through contemporary art and the Turners that will be exhibited there.