A Chronicler of Tottenham: The Life and Art of Edith Emily Saunderson Hibbert Edith Emily Saunderson Hibbert (1869–1949) remains a fascinating, if somewhat overlooked, figure in Victorian British art. Her work offers a unique window into the everyday life of late 19th and early 20th-century Tottenham, North London – not grand historical narratives or sweeping landscapes, but intimate portraits and meticulously rendered scenes of local streets and buildings. Born into a society that often relegated women artists to amateur status, Hibbert forged a path as a professional painter, documenting h…