Material Matters: The Role of Textiles in 19th and early 20th-Century Art
The Art of Textiles - Textiles are artistic forms in themselves but also often appear in other art forms including painting, sculpture and theatre setting the scene, suggesting values and beliefs and acting as symbols. Through this series of study day lectures we will explore the history and artistic value of a broad range of textiles from the Mediaeval period to the modern world.
In venue (Winchester) and online via Zoom
Part of the 2024 Jean Bolton Memorial Study Course. Also booking:
Dr Sally Dormer - PRECIOUS TREASURES: SACRED AND SECULAR TEXTILES IN THE MIDDLE AGES
Dr Paula Nuttall - WOVEN, STITCHED, WORN: LUXURY TEXTILES IN THE RENAISSANCE
Clare Ford-Wille – From Tapestry and Silk to Stumpwork and Embroidery: The Wonders of Textiles in 17th and 18th Century Art
Dr Rosamund Bartlett - From Folk Embroidery and Imperial Dress to Avant-Garde Costume and Constructivist Fashion: Textiles in Ukraine and Russia
How to book this event:
Price: £35 per day in venue, to include coffee/tea, light lunch with wine or soft drinks; £13 per session for online attendees
A lecturer specialising in 19th-century art history, I am currently a course director at the Victoria & Albert Museum, organising courses and study days on the history of art and design. I teach at several institutions, including Art Pursuits. I am a graduate of Oxford University and the Courtauld Institute, with a PhD on French 19th-century painters in Rome. I am available for both individual lectures and study days. In addition to the subjects on my page I can cover:
• Sketch and Finish in 19th-century French Painting
• Montmartre fin de siècle
• Mucha and the Slav Epic
• America and the Sublime Landscape