Article 6PCAP It was a marriage of equals, but Sheila Girling was left in Anthony Caro’s shadow. Not any longer…

It was a marriage of equals, but Sheila Girling was left in Anthony Caro’s shadow. Not any longer…

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Joanna Moorhead
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Son and grandson of the painter unveil exhibition of her work to restore her place in cultural history

She was a painter, he was a sculptor. They worked side by side, describing their marriage as a 64-year conversation about art". They influenced one another's work and regarded one another as equals - but today, Anthony Caro is a household name while Sheila Girling is all but forgotten.

This weekend, however, the couple's son, Paul Caro, and grandson, Ben Caro, hope that's about to change. They've been instrumental in helping to organise a comprehensive exhibition of her work: more than 90 paintings and collages go on display at the Bowhouse community space in St Monans, near St Andrews, Scotland (to 1 September, with a break in August - see spacetobreatheexpo.com fordetails).

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