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Black People in European Sculpture Project

Peters, Betty

Title

  • Peters, Betty

First name

  • Betty

Last name

  • Peters

Biography

  • Betty Peters ran a hostel for Black sailors in London’s East End, and regularly modelled for Jacob Epstein in the 1940s.

Occupation

  • artist's model
  • hosteller

Gender assigned

  • Female

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Title Alternate label Class
Betty (Peters) 1Betty (Peters) Identity of Black person (real or fictive) E22 Man-Made Object

‘Peters, Betty’ (no date), Black People in European Sculpture, accessed May 5, 2025, http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/331

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