'Leda and the Hatpin', medal Linda Crook

'Leda and the Hatpin'
Medal (obverse view)
Linda Crook (born 1946)
England (London)
1999
Silver, cast
Museum no. A.6-2003
Purchased from the artist
Lent by the artist

Crook takes her inspiration from the classical myths but re-works them to free women from the standard role of 'victim'. In the original story, Jupiter, in the guise of a swan, made love to Leda, but here he is transformed into a fancy hat, which Leda tidies up nicely with a hatpin. The reverse suggests that the hatpin might be a feather plucked from the swan.