Joseph Wright of Derby and Single Artist Collections Audio Recordings

Alice Insley gives an account of the early years of Derby Free Library and Museum and discusses how the museum’s identity has always been closely associated with the artist Joseph Wright of Derby. Part of the British Art Network seminar.

Download Alice Insley – Painter and Place: Joseph Wright of Derby in the 19th century (MP3, 16.6 MB)

Mark Bills discusses the issues faced in developing Gainsborough’s House given the particular nature of the site and the artist’s life and work. 

Download Mark Bills – Gainsborough’s House (MP3, 20.3 MB)

Nicholas Tromans discusses the challenges and opportunities faced by an ambitious small museum, the Watts Gallery, based on a single artist collection.

Download Nicholas Tromans – Limnerlease and Watts Gallery (MP3, 17.5 MB)

Laura Turner discusses York’s collection of works by William Etty and the ways in which the artists’ work is being explored through new research, public programmes and a new collecting strategy.

Download Laura Turner – William Etty and York Museum (MP3, 17.1 MB)

Alex Kidson discusses the circumstances behind the imbalanced acquisition of the work of Charles Towne at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool and examines some of its museological consequences.

Download Alex Kidson – Charles Towne and the Walker Art Gallery (MP3, 20.7 MB)

Frances Guy considers the impact of the artist’ name on Wakefield and the wider implications of the Hepworth Wakefield’s programme, research and understanding of Hepworth’s legacy.

Download Frances Guy – What’s in a name? Barbara Hepworth and Wakefield (MP3, 24.1 MB)