Walter Crane Conference at Whitworth Art Gallery on 5/6 December.
27 Oct 2008
Envisioning Utopia: British Art and Socialist Politics, 1870-1900.
On 5 and 6 December 2008, the Whitworth Art Gallery at The University of Manchester will host a conference to examine the dynamic between the urban and the pastoral in utopian visions of a socialist future and explore the role of visual art in formulating and articulating these political ideals.
Keynote address Friday at 5.30pm by Professor Tim Barringer (History of Art, Yale University).
Speakers include:
- Dr. Matthew Beaumont (English, UCL)
- Dr. Jo Briggs (Yale Center for British Art)
- Professor Michael Hatt (History of Art, Warwick)
- Dr. Ruth Livesey (The Victorian Centre, Royal Holloway, University of London)
- Sarah Turner (Courtauld Institute)
- Dr. Anna Vaninskaya (King's College, Cambridge University Victorian Studies Group)
Registration fee £20, concessions £10. Registration includes reception on Friday and refreshments and lunch on Saturday.
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This event is funded by the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art.