Although not related to Elizabeth Bowen, Lottie shares with her a surname [Elizabeth Dorothea Cole Bowen], an alma mater, failed art college attendance, an Irish familial connection across Dublin and Cork, North London and the South of England, and the uncanny coincidence of being born only days after Bowen’s death. This work also reflects Cole's time working within the “literary-adjacent” world of the London Library, observing how pedigree, proximity, and perceived associations subtly shape cultural value.
Although not related to Elizabeth Bowen, Lottie shares with her a surname [Elizabeth Dorothea Cole Bowen], an alma mater, failed art college attendance, an Irish familial connection across Dublin and Cork, North London and the South of England, and the uncanny coincidence of being born only days after Bowen’s death. This work also reflects Cole's time working within the “literary-adjacent” world of the London Library, observing how pedigree, proximity, and perceived associations subtly shape cultural value.
