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Interior of Coventry Cathedral, 15 November 1940, 1940, oil on canvas laid on board by John Piper (1903–1992), © the Piper Estate / DACS 2017, photo credit: Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
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How John Piper found beauty in bombed buildings
Professor Lynda Nead explains why the likes of T. S. Eliot called for the preservation of certain ruins in after the Second World War and why John Piper was inspired not only by London but Coventry.
Bathers (Les Grandes Baigneuses), about 1894-1905, Oil on canvas by Paul Cézanne (1839–1906), photo credit: The National Gallery, London
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Was Cummings a Cubist? Uncovering the paintings that inspired great poetry
With National Poetry Day approaching we reveal the artworks that moved some of the greatest poets of all time to put pen to paper.
An Athlete Wrestling with a Python, 1877, bronze by Frederic Leighton (1830–1896), image released under Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-ND (3.0 Unported), photo credit: Tate
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What can art tell us about gender and the 2017 general election?
Can a Leighton sculpture at Tate created in 1877 help to explain the recent election rhetoric?
Early Morning, Poole Harbour, 1937, oil on canvas on board by James Patchell Chettle (1871–1944), photo credit: Manchester Art Gallery
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Pink House on a Hill, 1947, oil on board by Felix Runcie Kelly (1914–1994), © the artist's estate, photo credit: Museums Sheffield
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Millennial pink: the artists who got there first
It's a favourite colour of Harry Styles and Michelle Obama – but many artists in the UK's public art collection used millennial pink before it was cool.
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Getting ready for #NationalPoetryDay, a look back at @SabrinaMahfouz performing her powerful poem 'Boats in a Storm' https://t.co/E0klyvk7x5 https://t.co/i0VgqsOnYv
24 September 2017 15:09
Grove Hall Park, Bow, 1933 by Harold Steggles (1911–1971), © A. R. & J. G. Waltham
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From Mile End to Mayfair: The East London Group and Their Contemporaries
This new exhibition at Southampton City Art Gallery tells the story of a group who first started in classes at Bethnal Green Men's Institute, and went on to exhibit at galleries in the West End.
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The Arrival of the Mail Coach at the 'Black Bull', Edinburgh
The Arrival of the Mail Coach at the 'Black Bull', Edinburgh, © City Art Centre, photo credit: City of Edinburgh Council, City Art Centre
artworkThe Arrival of the Mail Coach at the 'Black Bull', Edinburgh
William Turner (active 1767–1831)
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Jones, Terry, 1938–1992
© the copyright holder. Photo credit: University of South Wales Art Collection Museum
artistTerry Jones (1938–1992)
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Looking for Trouble, Spitfires
Looking For Trouble, Spitfires
artworkLooking for Trouble, Spitfires
Frank Wootton (1911–1998)
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Oxtoby, David Jowett Greaves, b.1938
© the artist. Photo credit: University of Sussex
artistDavid Jowett Greaves Oxtoby (b.1938)
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Several views of Oxford colleges attributed to Frederick Shepherd in one discussion
The Library, Christ Church, Oxford, 20th C, oil on panel by Frederick Hawkesworth Sinclair Shepherd (1877–1948), © the copyright holder, photo credit: Kirklees Museums and Galleries
discoverySeveral views of Oxford colleges attributed to Frederick Shepherd in one discussion
08 September 2017
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A portrait by Sara Johanna Strumphler discovered to depict Lillian Emily Nutt
Lady in Blue (Lillian Emily Nutt, Mrs Lingeman), 1922–1923, oil on canvas by Sara Johanna Strumphler (1877–1938), photo credit: Windsor & Royal Borough Museum
discoveryA portrait by Sara Johanna Strumphler discovered to depict Lillian Emily Nutt
07 September 2017
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Did Edwin Hayes, not Claude Hayes, paint this view of Tantallon Castle?
Photo credit: Torre Abbey Historic House and Gardens
discussionDid Edwin Hayes, not Claude Hayes, paint this view of Tantallon Castle?
18 September 2017
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Do you recognise the artist's monogram on this painting of fruit?
Photo credit: The National Trust for Scotland, Brodie Castle
discussionDo you recognise the artist's monogram on this painting of fruit?
05 April 2017