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Gluck - Who Did She Think He Was?

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

The untold story of Britain's cross-dressing high society painter.

Gluck was one of the British Establishment's go-to portrait painters of the 1930s. Her shows were attended by royalty, aristocrats and celebrities. She also dressed as a man and called her exhibitions 'one-man shows'. Her lovers were all women, including flower arranger to the stars Constance Spry, and Edith Heald, the ex-mistress of WB Yeats.

How did Gluck get away with it? Show less

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Janet Lee
Director:
Clare Beavan

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