Gwen

American  

[gwen] / gwɛn /

noun

1. a female given name, form of Gwendolyn or Guenevere.

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Example Sentences

"That was a really driving factor in Gwen's career, that she had a vision of a world that was completely other than this dark, claustrophobic place of her childhood."

From BBC

Gwen John lived her life refusing to bow to what was expected of a woman born in the Victorian era.

From BBC

A BBC documentary, Keeping the World Away: Finding Gwen John, has also been made to coincide with the exhibition.

From BBC

National Museum Cardiff acquired a huge amount of John's works in 1976 from her nephew Edwin but until now this collection has never been researched heavily or exhibited, Lucy Wood, the curator of Gwen John: Strange Beauties, said.

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"Augustus was a great artist in his own right but he completely overshadowed Gwen John and that's perhaps the reason she left Britain and went to France, to be able to flourish on her own."

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