A juxtaposition of the British tradition of academic portraiture with trends of French modernism. The emphasis on form created through tonal values rather than line is clearly in evidence. The bravura brushwork that plays off the dark taffeta and feather boa worn by Dorothy against the brilliant white organdy of Lorna’s dress demonstrates Shannon’s conception of the work as at once a naturalistic... http://books0977.tumblr.com/post/130167828652/lorna-and-dorothy-bell-daughters-of-w-heward