Crossing Borders invites viewers to consider the politics of citizenship and national identity within the context of British 20th-century art. The exhibition features the work of British migrant artists who, by choice or necessity, crossed borders to live, work and often nationalise in Britain. By recognising the talent of these artists, Crossing Borders hopes to celebrate the cultural diversity that is inherent in British art’s history, and highlight the positive impact migration and free movement has had historically on the art and culture of Britain.Crossing Borders was exhibited at Ferens Art Gallery from 3 September 2018 – 6 January 2019, and included the powerful projection work 'Veil', 1997, by Jananne Al-Ani (b.1966).
Dreaming Earth 1987
Andrzej Jackowski (b.1947)
Oil on canvas
H 152.4 x W 131.7 cm
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Kate Reclining 1949
Lionel Maurice de Sausmarez (1915–1969)
Oil on canvas
H 45.5 x W 60.8 cm
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Esther Bensusan (1870–1951) 1893
Lucien Pissarro (1863–1944)
Oil on canvas
H 40.3 x W 35.5 cm
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Elizabeth Allhusen 1922
Edmund Dulac (1882–1953)
Oil & gold paint on canvas on panel
H 48.2 x W 35.5 cm
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Charles Gerrard (1892–1964)
Oil on canvas
H 68 x W 57.5 cm
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David Bomberg (1890–1957)
Oil on canvas
H 50.8 x W 66 cm
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Derelict Lead Mine 1940s
Tristram Paul Hillier (1905–1983)
Oil on canvas
H 60 x W 81 cm
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Leon Kossoff (1926–2019)
Oil on canvas
H 61 x W 46.4 cm
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Pelago, Italy c.1896
Frank Brangwyn (1867–1956)
Tempera on paper
H 106.5 x W 117 cm
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The Red Hat (Margaret Meninsky) 1919
Bernard Meninsky (1891–1950)
Oil on canvas
H 114.2 x W 76.2 cm
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Tristram Paul Hillier (1905–1983)
Oil on canvas
H 61 x W 81 cm
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Santa Maria della Salute, Venice (Venetian Anchors) (The Salute, Venice) c.1906 (repainted 1933)
Frank Brangwyn (1867–1956)
Oil on canvas
H 147.5 x W 160 cm
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The Cossack Hat c.1911
Alfred Aaron Wolmark (1877–1961)
Oil on canvas
H 201 x W 135 cm
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Study of a Ballet Girl Preparing for a Rehearsal 1930
Jacob Kramer (1892–1962)
Oil on canvas
H 91.8 x W 71.4 cm
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