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Drawing and the Victorian Artist Conference
11th February 2011
Two Day Conference 18 - 19 March 2011, Birmingham and Midland Institute
The Drawing and the Victorian Artist Conference has been organised to accompany ‘The Poetry of Drawing: Pre-Raphaelite Designs, Studies and Watercolours’ (Gas Hall, 29 January - 15 May 2011), this conference examines the wider contexts of drawing in the nineteenth century.
The papers will explore a range of subjects including the training of artists, the making and collecting of works on paper, and changing approaches to drawing at the beginning of the twentieth century.
Speakers: Deanna Petherbridge (keynote), Colin Cruise, Brendan Flynn, Colin Harrison, Robert Hewison, Jan Marsh, Pamela Gerrish Nunn, Susan Owens, Daniel Robbins, Alison Smith, Ann Sumner, Julian Treuherz, Robert Upstone, Annette Wickham and Stephen Wildman.
Read more information on the conference programme (opens word document).
18 - 19 March 2011
Venue: Birmingham and Midland Institute, Margaret Street, Birmingham.
Tickets £30 one day, £40 both days (students £20 one day, £35 both days).
Fee includes tea, coffee and lunch. The Friday programme ends with a free evening private viewing of the exhibition at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.
To book call 0121 236 3591 or email admin@bmi.org.uk or Book Online:
Conference organised by Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery and the Birmingham and Midland Institute
Supported by the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art and Aberystwyth University, School of Art
Image: Charles Keene, ‘Madame Zambaco Drawing’ © Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery
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