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Hace 5 días · George Frederick Watts (born Feb. 23, 1817, London—died July 1, 1904, Compton, Surrey, Eng.) was an English painter and sculptor of grandiose allegorical themes. Watts believed that art should preach a universal message, but his subject matter, conceived in terms of vague abstract ideals, is full of symbolism that is often obscure ...
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Hace 4 días · Built to display the work of Victorian artist George Frederic Watts, Watts Gallery first opened in 1904. Here you can see George's artwork. From his early years to celebrated portraits, symbolic paintings and larger-than-life sculptures in the Sculpture Gallery. You can also visit the De Morgan Foundation's Decoration or Devotion?
Hace 41 minutos · In 1900, the Victorian artist George Frederick Watts created a Memorial to Heroic Self-Sacrifice here, a wall of ceramic plaques with a lean-to shelter, commemorating those who lost their lives trying to save others. Undoubtably, it is a noble enterprise but I am not sure that my fascination with this strange Memorial is entirely noble.
Hace 4 días · Blog 3 Feb 2022. News Story. Our De Laszlo Paintings Conservator, Sally Marriott, talks us through the conservation of Lady Dalrymple by George Frederic Watts. Here, I would like to provide some insight into the conservation treatment of the paint surface, the canvas support and the frame, prior to the portrait of Lady Dalrymple ...
Hace 1 día · We are delighted to announce that the Watts Gallery – Artists’ Village is now recognised under the Arts Council’s UK Museum Accreditation Scheme. We have been accredited for excelling in the fundamental requirements of a museum, such as the management of our collection, our engagement with visitors and our governance.
Podcast with Australian psychologist, Matthew Browne, and anthropologist, Chris Kavanagh. From their site description: "[...] a close look at the contemporary crop of 'secular gurus', iconoclasts, and other exiles from the mainstream, delving into their unique insights and galaxy brain takes."
Hace 4 días · This article reconstructs the shrouded career of undercover reporter Natalie de Bogory (mostly from 1911–1922) to illustrate how reporters collaborated with public-private networks to regulate real or perceived crime and extend the reach of the security state, before the practice later expanded within the FBI. De Bogory was twice a guide.
