Winner of the national Finnis Scott Foundation Botanical Art Award Dr Siân Dawson inspired the idea and coordinated the illustrated catalogue of paintings called Sir Cedric Morris Florilegium. It is a book by leading botanical artists who painted the Florilegium of the unique award-winning irises bred by Sir Cedric Morris (1889–1982), artist and gardener who...
This exhibition is the first to chart the phenomenal artistic careers of Cedric Morris (1889–1982) and Arthur Lett-Haines (1894–1978), who were partners in love and art for sixty years. With over eighty loans from Tate, the National Portrait Gallery and a wealth of private collections, the range of their art becomes apparent. Morris is...
The exhibition considers the role of the artist by exploring images of Royal Academicians past and present which are going on display from the collection of the Royal Academy. The works show how artists have sought either to reveal or disguise their identities, in both cases controlling how their image is presented. From the founding...
John Macfarlane, graduate from Glasgow School of Art, is an international stage and costume designer. He worked on designs for both operas and ballets. Among his most famous designs are the new Swan Lake for The Royal Ballet, Frankenstein for The Joffrey Ballet in Chicago, and Tosca for New York’s Metropolitan Opera. The exhibition at...
This exhibition showcases the role that fashion plays in defining culture. These portraits have been captured by some of the world’s most celebrated fashion photographers such as Cecil Beaton, Irving Penn, Norman Parkinson and Miles Aldridge. The subjects are all style icons over the last hundred years including The Beatles, Twiggy and Lily Cole. Fashion...
