British Art Network: Overlooked Victorian Artists

Dr Susanna Avery-Quash discusses the work of Sir Charles Eastlake and his contribution to the Victorian art world

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Christiana Payne discusses her research on John Brett, who was well known for his work in the 1850s and his friendship with John Ruskin, however his output post-1860 and especially post-1870 had never been properly evaluated.

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Dr. Katie Tyreman Herrington argues that Swynnerton’s paintings provide an understanding of how actively and rigorously women artists contributed to the development of styles and movements of painting in the second half of the nineteenth century.

Download Overlooked Victorian Artists - Annie Louisa Swynnerton, A.R.A (MP3, 16.7 MB)

The art and life of Louise Jopling (1843-1933) is unusually well documented for a 19th century female artist through her private papers, public pronouncements on art matters and through the press. Dr. Patricia de Montfort considers how research on Jopling can help to bring the work of other neglected artists (especially women) to a wider audience.

Download Overlooked Victorian Artists - Louise Jopling (MP3, 19.0 MB)

Simon Toll discusses the life and work of Herbert Draper and his experience researching Drapers personal papers, sketchbooks and figure drawings held by the artist’s family.

Download Overlooked Victorian Artists - Herbert Draper (MP3, 18.1 MB)

Dr. Laura MacCulloch briefly discusses her research as part of an ongoing project to hold an exhibition on Christina Herringham and her work.

Download Overlooked Victorian Artists - Christina Herringham (MP3, 19.3 MB)

Henrietta Ward re-evaluates Frank Cadogan Cowper’s work and discusses the importance of this under researched artist within British art history.

Download Overlooked Victorian Artists - Frank Cadogan Cowper (MP3, 17.8 MB)

Professor Liz Prettejohn explores the strange critical fortunes of artists whose careers spanned the awkward divide across the year 1900 – too late to be considered typical Victorians, too early to be called modernists.

Download Overlooked Victorian Artists - The Lost Generation, 1880-1920 (MP3, 19.7 MB)

Alison Smith considers Tate’s original role as the custodian of modern British (Victorian) art and the challenges facing curators today in displaying and developing this part of what is now a much broader collection.

Download Overlooked Victorian Artists - Reputation and Representation (MP3, 20.7 MB)