Real Lemon: An Intergenerational Dialogue on Lesbian Tradition

This interview presents an illustrated intergenerational conversation between the lesbian artists Rachael Field and Sarah-Joy Ford. The two Manchester-based queer artists reflect on the significance of Field's 1991 solo show *Real Lemon: Broadening Out*, held at Rochdale Art Gallery, which they revisit in the context of *A Tall Order!*, an exhibition that looked back at programming at Touchstones (then Rochdale Art Gallery) in the 1980s and 1990s. They also discuss Ford's commissioned work for *A Tall Order!*, a textile installation that references and responds to Field's painting *Domestic Scene Whalley Range* (1991), first exhibited in *Real Lemon*. Through a discussion of archival materials, artistic practice, and exhibitions, Field and Ford explore the past and present of lesbian art history in Britain since the 1990s.