Pauline Boty

Biography
First Female Pop-artist
Feminist Agenda?

Biography

Pauline Veronica Boty was born on March 6th 1938 in London. [1] In the early stages of her live she took part in various educational programs, which ultimately led her to an artistic career. In 1954 Boty Received a scholarship to the Wimbledon School of Art, followed by her receiving her Intermediate Diploma in Lithography in 1956 and the National Diploma in Art and Design in 1958. [2] Besides practicing visual arts, Pauline Boty was a well known actress. From 1962 to 1965 she starred in several film productions such as in an Episode of The Frantic Rebel in 1964 or in Day of the Ragnarok in January 1965. [3] Ultimately on the first of July 1966, just 5 months after Boty gave birth to her only daughter, Pauline Boty died at the age of 28.[4]