Pig Statuette, c.1960 by Evelyn Fay ‘Byllee’ Lang (1908-1966)

Byllee Lang, an established Canadian sculptor, arrived in 1945 for a vacation and fell in love with Bermuda. The following year, she made the island her home. For over 20 years she was an integral part of the arts scene, breaking down racial barriers by holding Bermuda’s first mixed-race art classes in her studios, at a time when schools were segregated. She trained and inspired a generation of local artists including Vivenne Gardner, Shirley Pearman, Elizabeth Ann Trott, and Carlos Dowling.