Francesca Happé
Date
2013
Sitter
Francesca Gabrielle Elizabeth Happé (1967, British) , Developmental psychologist
Creator
Garry Kennard (1948, British) , Artist
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Dimensions
height (print): 420mm
width (print): 300mm
width (print): 300mm
Subject
Description
Half-length portrait of Francesca Happé, seated at a table, her hands resting on its surface.
On top of the table are four Lego figurines, possibly a nod to the Lego-based theory, an evidence based theory that aims to develop social communication skills in young people with social communication problems. Also two roses, complete with stem and leaves.
Signed in bottom right corner ‘Garry Kennard ‘13’
Francesca Gabrielle Elizabeth Happé is a Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience specialising in autism-spectrum disorders. She was the winner of the Royal Society Rosalind Franklin Award in 2011 and is a Fellow of the British Academy. In addition to numerous academic papers, she has created the children’s book series My Mum’s a Scientist.
Garry Kennard is a painter and writer interested in the overlapping realms of science and art. For this series of portraits, he requested that his subjects bring a personal object or reflection to the studio that might say something about how they thought about their science.
On top of the table are four Lego figurines, possibly a nod to the Lego-based theory, an evidence based theory that aims to develop social communication skills in young people with social communication problems. Also two roses, complete with stem and leaves.
Signed in bottom right corner ‘Garry Kennard ‘13’
Francesca Gabrielle Elizabeth Happé is a Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience specialising in autism-spectrum disorders. She was the winner of the Royal Society Rosalind Franklin Award in 2011 and is a Fellow of the British Academy. In addition to numerous academic papers, she has created the children’s book series My Mum’s a Scientist.
Garry Kennard is a painter and writer interested in the overlapping realms of science and art. For this series of portraits, he requested that his subjects bring a personal object or reflection to the studio that might say something about how they thought about their science.
Object history
1 in a series of 5 portraits commissioned by the Royal Society for inclusion in ‘Scientists’ (2013); an exhibition curated by Uta Frith FRS.
Related fellows
Uta Frith (German) , Developmental psychologist
Associated place