Mother of Lesbos
Abstract
Betty G. Miller, who signed many of her later paintings “Bettigee,” was a lesbian at a time when it was not just unaccepted, but illegal. Despite knowing since childhood that she was attracted to women, Miller did almost no artwork expressing her feelings or experience with being
gay. Instead, she is best known for expressing her deaf experience. The second half of the 20th Century was a period of transition in which society became more accepting of homosexuality, and Betty began to relax and feel more free. She had a "commitment ceremony" in February 1988 with Nancy Creighton when gay weddings were not yet legal. She died in December 2012, just a few months before same-sex marriage became legal in America.
gay. Instead, she is best known for expressing her deaf experience. The second half of the 20th Century was a period of transition in which society became more accepting of homosexuality, and Betty began to relax and feel more free. She had a "commitment ceremony" in February 1988 with Nancy Creighton when gay weddings were not yet legal. She died in December 2012, just a few months before same-sex marriage became legal in America.
Title
Mother of Lesbos
Date
2001
Medium
Acrylic/Collage
Description
Painting of two women with semi-transparent nude in back, and collage of happy faces of women at bottom. Also, collage of woman’s eyes looking out from behind wooden barrier
Citation
Betty G. Miller and She/Her/Hers, “Mother of Lesbos,” RIT/NTID Dyer Arts Center , accessed March 28, 2024, https://dyerartscenter.omeka.net/items/show/19.