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This chapter explores the deliberate act of destroying art (as opposed to vandalising art). Women have been motivated to destroy art for a variety of reasons that include monetary gain (Violet Organ and Lucie Bayard), loyalty to an artist husband (Jacqueline Bullmore), preserving the image of a statesman husband in his prime (Clementine Churchill), and the alleged destruction of art for research purposes (Patricia Cornwell).
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Jackson, P. (2019). Lady Destroyers. In: Females in the Frame. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20766-3_2
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