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Pearl Alcock
18 May 2019-12 Jan 2020
The Whitworth
Manchester M15 6ER
Overview
Arriving in the UK from Jamaica in 1958 with £5 in her pocket as part of the Windrush generation, Alcock moved to Brixton to realise her dream of opening a boutique dress shop on Railton Road – an area famous for connecting with London’s LGBTQ+ community.
