Thursday 29 November 2007, 19.00–21.30
Friday 30 November 2007, 10.00–19.00

Note to ticket holders.
Thursday 29

19.00 - Please use the Manton Entrance on Atterbury Street

Friday 30

10.00 - Please use the Clore Entrance on Millbank to the right of the main building

John Everett Millais and William Holman Hunt were key members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, but their later productions have been rather overshadowed by the Symbolist style that developed from within the movement, epitomised by the art of Rossetti and Burne-Jones. Taking the two major exhibitions of Millais (Tate Britain 2007) and Hunt (Manchester 2008) as the cue for a re-appraisal of their respective careers, this symposium offers fresh interpretations of their works in terms of biography, the making of art, as well as both artists' engagement with the modern world.

The conference brings together leading academics in the area of nineteenth-century British art who will offer new interdisciplinary readings of the works of both artists.

Thursday 29 November
Private View of Millais
Exhibition and Manton Foyer, Tate Britain

19.00-21.00 (Tour due to commence at 19.15)

Private view and tour of the exhibition ‘Millais’ with the exhibition curators Alison Smith and Jason Rosenfeld followed by reception

Friday 30 November
Conference
Auditorium, Tate Britain

10.00 - Registration and coffee

10.30 - Welcome and Introduction to Chair, Alison Smith

Chair: Liz Prettejohn

10.40 - Millais and Real Beauty, Malcolm Warner

11.20 - Public and Private, Carol Jacobi

11.55 - Past and Present, Paul Barlow

12.30 - Lunch (not included)

13.45 - Introduction to afternoon, Liz Prettejohn

13.50 - The Elephant in the Room: Millais, Hunt and Empire, Tim Barringer

14.25 - The Picture of Prophecy: Holman Hunt’s Holy Land, Nicholas Tromans

15.00 - Millais’s Jewish Patrons, Jason Rosenfeld

15.35 - Tea

16.00 - Potboilers, Purity, and Pathos: Child Imagery in the Art of Millais and Hunt, Barbara Gallati

16.35 - Costume and Jewellery, Charlotte Gere

17.10 - Open Forum: Chair Alison Smith with Tim Barringer, Liz Prettejohn, Jason Rosenfeld and Carol Jacobi

17.45 - Reception Clore Foyer

19.00 - Close

Tate Britain  Auditorium
£35 (£25 concessions), booking required
Price includes entry to exhibition and drinks afterwards

  

This event is related to the Millais exhibition