Polly Thayer (Starr) was an American painter and pastel artist. When she was still in her twenties she became known for portraits and figure compositions in the tradition of the Boston School, but took a more Modernist approach after completing her training. She became increasingly interested in conveying the invisible essences of landscape, flowers and living creatures as her career developed, and she was noted for the skilled draftsmanship that provided the substructure of her work. - Wikipedia

May Sarton was the pen name of Eleanore Marie Sarton (May 3, 1912 – July 16, 1995), a Belgian-American novelist, poet, and memoirist. Although her best work is strongly personalised with erotic female imagery, she resisted the label of ‘lesbian writer’, preferring to convey the universality of human love.

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