AKA Lucy Schwob and Suzanne Malherbe they became stepsisters when young, instant soul mates and then lovers and collaborators. Active in Paris in the thirties, they then left for Jersey in the Channel Islands and lived on "a farm without a name" when there was threat of war.When working with the resistance they were incarcerated and suffered ill health after the war as a result. Writers, artists, photographers, partners, cross-dressers they have been far too ignored by the art world. Here are some photos that survive of and by Claude Cahun. I find her a most intriguing person, something fearless and yet vulnerable about her. They both had integrity.
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