At the close of the nineteenth century and the dawn of the twentieth, Glasgow emerged as a vibrant hub of creativity and artistic innovation. Among the key figures of this cultural revolution were ...

George Frost (1745–1821) stepped out into the cold, sun-drenched air of a late afternoon in early October, ready to shake off his day's work at the office of the Blue Coach in Ipswich by striding ...

In 1857, the renowned writer Frances Power Cobbe visited Rome – a bustling artists' colony full of pioneering painters and sculptors – where she met Welsh sculptor John Gibson. She described him as 'a ...

In the Ben Uri Collection is a remarkable double-sided piece, originally catalogued for the colourful pastel (recto) of a Welsh chapel (since identified as Tenby in Pembrokeshire, South Wales), signed ...

Many artists working during 1900–1945 were drawn to the rural parishes surrounding Stroud and Painswick, in South Gloucestershire. These parishes offered a distinct 'sense of place', epitomised by ...

Scottish conceptual artist Scott Myles is interested in social structures of exchange, creating artistic interventions that subtly subvert the transactional logic of capitalist commerce. Working in a ...

From the 1910s to the 1930s, Schwitters built an extensive portfolio, spanning several disciplines – painting, sculpture, performance poetry and graphic design, to name a few. His most famous ...

Write on Art is an annual national writing competition sponsored by Art UK and the Paul Mellon Centre to encourage an interest in art history and art writing among young people. Find out more about ...

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Visit East Midlands’ collections and discover artworks on display across the region. An area rich with history and folklore, Sherwood Forest, Nottingham Castle and the Peak District are among some of ...

(Born London, 7 March 1802 or 1803; died London, 1 October 1873). English painter, sculptor, and engraver, mainly of animal subjects. He was the son of an engraver and writer, John Landseer (1769–1852 ...

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