Son and grandson of the painter unveil exhibition of her work to restore her place in cultural history

She was a painter, he was a sculptor. They worked side by side, describing their marriage as “a 64-year conversation about art”. They influenced one another’s work and regarded one another as equals – but today, Anthony Caro is a household name while Sheila Girling is all but forgotten.

This weekend, however, the ­couple’s son, Paul Caro, and grandson, Ben Caro, hope that’s about to change. They’ve been ­instrumental in helping to organise a comprehensive exhibition of her work: more than 90 paintings and collages go on display at the Bowhouse community space in St Monans, near St Andrews, Scotland (to 1 September, with a break in August – see spacetobreatheexpo.com for details).