Past Events
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Spring 2013: Research Lunches
18 January to 8 March 2013
Spring 2013: Research Lunches
Research Lunch – Jonny Yarker
Paul Mellon Centre
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Pocket-book imagery in the paper collections of Sarah Sophia Banks (1744-1818)
21 June 2013
Pocket-book imagery in the paper collections of Sarah Sophia Banks (1744-1818)
Research Lunch – Arlene Leis
Paul Mellon Centre
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Redressing William Etty (1787-1849)
11 October 2013
Redressing William Etty (1787-1849)
Research Lunch – Beatrice Bertram
Paul Mellon Centre
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Quacks, Peddlars and Pastellists: Jean-Etienne Liotard (1702-1789) and Jean-Baptiste Perronneau (1715-1783) in London
1 November 2013
Quacks, Peddlars and Pastellists: Jean-Etienne Liotard (1702-1789) and Jean-Baptiste Perronneau (1715-1783) in London
Research Lunch – Francesca Whitlum-Cooper
Paul Mellon Centre
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Spring 2014: Research Lunches
24 January to 14 March 2014
Spring 2014: Research Lunches
Research Lunch
Paul Mellon Centre
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James Hakewill and the Politics of Slavery
7 March 2014
James Hakewill and the Politics of Slavery
Research Lunch – Sarah Thomas
Paul Mellon Centre
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Art World Dissidents and their Alternative Identities: Art & Language, Bob and Roberta Smith, Spartacus Chetwynd and Lucky PDF
14 March 2014
Art World Dissidents and their Alternative Identities: Art & Language, Bob and Roberta Smith, Spartacus Chetwynd and Lucky PDF
Research Lunch – Nicola McCartney
Paul Mellon Centre
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Summer 2014 Research Lunches
1 May to 11 July 2014
Summer 2014 Research Lunches
Research Lunch
Paul Mellon Centre
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Copying Gainsborough: Paul Sandby and the refashioning of his artistic identity
3 October 2014
Copying Gainsborough: Paul Sandby and the refashioning of his artistic identity
Research Lunch – Rosie Razzall
Paul Mellon Centre
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Dialectics of Liberation: Kinetic Theatre and Strategies of Resistance
17 October 2014
Dialectics of Liberation: Kinetic Theatre and Strategies of Resistance
Research Lunch – Sylvie Simonds
Paul Mellon Centre
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‘To Illustrate the Beautiful and Noble’: The Drawings of George Frederic Watts
14 November 2014
‘To Illustrate the Beautiful and Noble’: The Drawings of George Frederic Watts
Research Lunch – Chloe Kroeter
Paul Mellon Centre
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Nicholas Hawksmoor, Oxford, and Eighteenth-Century Europe
28 November 2014
Nicholas Hawksmoor, Oxford, and Eighteenth-Century Europe
Research Lunch – Eleonora Pistis
Paul Mellon Centre
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Heads and Hands: Josiah Wedgwood's Jasper Portrait Medallions
13 November 2015
Heads and Hands: Josiah Wedgwood's Jasper Portrait Medallions
Research Lunch – Brigid von Preussen
Paul Mellon Centre
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Statements of artistic identity in Vanessa Bell’s self-portraits
20 November 2015
Statements of artistic identity in Vanessa Bell’s self-portraits
Research Lunch – Hana Leaper
Paul Mellon Centre
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The Scougall Family, Scottish Portraiture of the Restoration Period
27 November 2015
The Scougall Family, Scottish Portraiture of the Restoration Period
Research Lunch – Carla van de Puttelaar
Paul Mellon Centre
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Cross Paths and Currents: Cubist and Constructive work in wartime St Ives
15 January 2016
Cross Paths and Currents: Cubist and Constructive work in wartime St Ives
Research Lunch – Rachel Rose Smith
Paul Mellon Centre
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Primitive forms and prospects: geological landscapes in late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Britain
5 February 2016
Primitive forms and prospects: geological landscapes in late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Britain
Research Lunch – Allison Ksiazkiewicz
Paul Mellon Centre
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Peaks and Pencils: Victorian Illustrations and Paintings of the Dolomite Mountains
19 February 2016
Peaks and Pencils: Victorian Illustrations and Paintings of the Dolomite Mountains
Research Lunch – William Bainbridge
Paul Mellon Centre
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Screening and discussion of ‘Trewyn Studio’, a new film on Barbara Hepworth’s studio-museum
26 February 2016
Screening and discussion of ‘Trewyn Studio’, a new film on Barbara Hepworth’s studio-museum
Research Lunch – Helena Bonett, Jonathan Law
Paul Mellon Centre
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With dots and rays: Autochrome photography and artistic expression in Britain
11 March 2016
With dots and rays: Autochrome photography and artistic expression in Britain
Research Lunch – Caroline Fuchs
Paul Mellon Centre
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Ambitious Architecture: Rethinking the meanings of Blenheim Palace
20 May 2016
Ambitious Architecture: Rethinking the meanings of Blenheim Palace
Research Lunch – James Legard
Paul Mellon Centre
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Inquisitive Eyes: Recovering a Lost Chapter in British Art
27 May 2016
Inquisitive Eyes: Recovering a Lost Chapter in British Art
Research Lunch – Gwen Yarker
Paul Mellon Centre
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Philip Alexius de László: A Catalogue Raisonné in Progress
10 June 2016
Philip Alexius de László: A Catalogue Raisonné in Progress
Research Lunch – Katherine Field
Paul Mellon Centre
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Collecting watercolours: questions of landscape and Englishness, c. 1890-1914
24 June 2016
Collecting watercolours: questions of landscape and Englishness, c. 1890-1914
Research Lunch – Jessica Feather
Paul Mellon Centre
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"Curiously Engraven from the Life": Animating the Body in Late Seventeenth-Century London
14 October 2016
"Curiously Engraven from the Life": Animating the Body in Late Seventeenth-Century London
Research Lunch – Sophie Morris
Paul Mellon Centre
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Breaking down the South London Art Group's A Woman's Place (1974)
21 October 2016
Breaking down the South London Art Group's A Woman's Place (1974)
Research Lunch – Amy Tobin
Paul Mellon Centre
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Private View: 'A particularly soft English hardback'
11 November 2016
Private View: 'A particularly soft English hardback'
Research Lunch – Lisa Tickner
Paul Mellon Centre
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‘Did Babel e’er rise faster?’: the changing image of Brighton, 1820–50
25 November 2016
‘Did Babel e’er rise faster?’: the changing image of Brighton, 1820–50
Research Lunch – Amy Concannon
Paul Mellon Centre
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Promoting Pastel: exhibitions of the pastel medium in late nineteenth century Britain
9 December 2016
Promoting Pastel: exhibitions of the pastel medium in late nineteenth century Britain
Research Lunch – Freya Spoor
Paul Mellon Centre
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The Work of Artists
25 January 2017
The Work of Artists
Research Lunch – Thomas Crow, Helena Bonett, Vid Simoniti, Alexander Massouras, Elena Crippa
Paul Mellon Centre
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The Great British Gatehouse: Ready, Get Set, Build!
17 February 2017
The Great British Gatehouse: Ready, Get Set, Build!
Research Lunch – Rodolfo Acevedo Rodriguez
Paul Mellon Centre
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Concealment & Deception: The Art of the Camoufleurs of Leamington Spa, 1939-1945
10 March 2017
Concealment & Deception: The Art of the Camoufleurs of Leamington Spa, 1939-1945
Research Lunch – Chloe Johnson, Jeff Watkin
Paul Mellon Centre
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Italy revisited – Nino Costa (1826-1903) and the Etruscan School of Art
17 March 2017
Italy revisited – Nino Costa (1826-1903) and the Etruscan School of Art
Research Lunch – Arnika Groenewald-Schmidt
Paul Mellon Centre
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Samuel Wale's book illustrations: Designing Historical Panoramas in Georgian London
31 March 2017
Samuel Wale's book illustrations: Designing Historical Panoramas in Georgian London
Research Lunch – Isabelle Baudino
Paul Mellon Centre
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‘Don’t Look Back in Anger’: Art at Court in the Aftermath of the Barons’ War, 1258-1266
12 May 2017
‘Don’t Look Back in Anger’: Art at Court in the Aftermath of the Barons’ War, 1258-1266
Research Lunch – Laura Slater
Paul Mellon Centre
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Iconography on the Edge/s: constructing space and the sacred in Anglo-Saxon England
26 May 2017
Iconography on the Edge/s: constructing space and the sacred in Anglo-Saxon England
Research Lunch – Meg Boulton
Paul Mellon Centre
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'An intense consciousness of the present': Ruskin, Pater and the drawing of modern life
2 June 2017
'An intense consciousness of the present': Ruskin, Pater and the drawing of modern life
Research Lunch – Thomas Hughes
Paul Mellon Centre
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Catholic emancipation, Daniel O’Connell (1775-1847) and the Catholic Association in print: Satirical Printmaking in Dublin in the late 1820s
16 June 2017
Catholic emancipation, Daniel O’Connell (1775-1847) and the Catholic Association in print: Satirical Printmaking in Dublin in the late 1820s
Research Lunch – Carly Hegenbarth
Paul Mellon Centre
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Talks by Greg Salter and Sophie Hatchwell
23 June 2017
Talks by Greg Salter and Sophie Hatchwell
Research Lunch – Gregory Salter, Sophie Hatchwell
Paul Mellon Centre
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Forming a Community: Siegfried Charoux’s <i>Maquette for The Neighbours</i> (1957–59)
13 October 2017
Forming a Community: Siegfried Charoux’s Maquette for The Neighbours (1957–59)
Research Lunch – Melanie Veasey
Paul Mellon Centre
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Frederick Walker and the Idyllists – Unsung Masters of Victorian Art
17 November 2017
Frederick Walker and the Idyllists – Unsung Masters of Victorian Art
Research Lunch
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'Your Beautiful and Hopeful Family’: Dynasty, Duff House And the House of Duff
24 November 2017
'Your Beautiful and Hopeful Family’: Dynasty, Duff House And the House of Duff
Research Lunch – Helen Whiting
Paul Mellon Centre
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‘The Last Sad Testimony of Affection’: Portraiture as Remembrance in Eighteenth-Century Britain
8 December 2017
‘The Last Sad Testimony of Affection’: Portraiture as Remembrance in Eighteenth-Century Britain
Research Lunch – Emily Knight
Paul Mellon Centre
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Re-assessing ‘liveliness’ in Post-Reformation English visual culture
19 January 2018
Re-assessing ‘liveliness’ in Post-Reformation English visual culture
Research Lunch – Christina J Faraday
Paul Mellon Centre
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The Commonwealth Institute: Contexts, Collaborations, Contestations
1 February 2018
The Commonwealth Institute: Contexts, Collaborations, Contestations
Research Lunch
Paul Mellon Centre
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‘Nor is the figure a mere theatrical portrait’: Exhibiting and Reproducing Theatrical Portraits in London, 1830 – 1860
2 February 2018
‘Nor is the figure a mere theatrical portrait’: Exhibiting and Reproducing Theatrical Portraits in London, 1830 – 1860
Research Lunch – Tessa Kilgarriff
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Public Art and its Publics in Post-War Britain
16 February 2018
Public Art and its Publics in Post-War Britain
Research Lunch – Robert Sutton
Paul Mellon Centre
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Cruikshank's Alcoholics and The Addict in Austerity
2 March 2018
Cruikshank's Alcoholics and The Addict in Austerity
Research Lunch – Susannah Walker
Paul Mellon Centre
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AS in DS: The World of Alison Smithson
11 May 2018
AS in DS: The World of Alison Smithson
Research Lunch – Giulia Smith
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Art History From Below: The Demotic Portraits of a Journeyman Facemaker
18 May 2018
Art History From Below: The Demotic Portraits of a Journeyman Facemaker
Research Lunch – David Hansen
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Perceiving Prints in 18th Print Rooms: Commerce, Play and Display
25 May 2018
Perceiving Prints in 18th Print Rooms: Commerce, Play and Display
Research Lunch – Louise Voll Box
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Travellers and Translators: The Returning Indian Turban as East India Company Uniform, c.1760-1810
8 June 2018
Travellers and Translators: The Returning Indian Turban as East India Company Uniform, c.1760-1810
Research Lunch – Beth Richards
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The Lost Collection: Charles I and Whitehall Palace, A Digital Initiative
22 June 2018
The Lost Collection: Charles I and Whitehall Palace, A Digital Initiative
Research Lunch – Niko Munz
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Ancient Sculpture & the Narratives of Collecting: (Re)Contextualising the Collection & Display of Classical Art in Britain
5 October 2018
Ancient Sculpture & the Narratives of Collecting: (Re)Contextualising the Collection & Display of Classical Art in Britain
Research Lunch – Nicole Cochrane
Paul Mellon Centre
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Neo-classical Display in the Suburbs: Recreating a Lost Adam Garden Temple Built for George Bubb Dodington
26 October 2018
Neo-classical Display in the Suburbs: Recreating a Lost Adam Garden Temple Built for George Bubb Dodington
Research Lunch – Clare Hornsby, Rodolfo Acevedo Rodriguez
Paul Mellon Centre
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From London to Paris: Defining the British School Through Printmaking
2 November 2018
From London to Paris: Defining the British School Through Printmaking
Research Lunch – Alice Ottazzi
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The Central School of Arts and Crafts: An ‘informal nucleus’ of Collaborative Practices in Post-War London
16 November 2018
The Central School of Arts and Crafts: An ‘informal nucleus’ of Collaborative Practices in Post-War London
Research Lunch – Rosie Ram
Paul Mellon Centre
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**CANCELLED** The Earl, his heir and their psalter: the patrons and artist of the Ormesby Psalter and East Anglian medieval painting
11 January 2019
**CANCELLED** The Earl, his heir and their psalter: the patrons and artist of the Ormesby Psalter and East Anglian medieval painting
Research Lunch – Dr Frederica Law Turner
Paul Mellon Centre
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The Duchess of Portland’s Museum-Salon: Bluestocking Collecting, Craft and Conversation, c. 1770-1786
25 January 2019
The Duchess of Portland’s Museum-Salon: Bluestocking Collecting, Craft and Conversation, c. 1770-1786
Research Lunch – Madeleine Pelling
Paul Mellon Centre
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Sublime Symmetry: The Mathematics Behind William De Morgan’s Designs
8 February 2019
Sublime Symmetry: The Mathematics Behind William De Morgan’s Designs
Research Lunch – Sarah Hardy
Paul Mellon Centre
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The Magic Hand of Chance: Reframing Modern Textiles in the Interwar Shop
22 February 2019
The Magic Hand of Chance: Reframing Modern Textiles in the Interwar Shop
Research Lunch – Lotte Crawford
Paul Mellon Centre
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In Search of the Landscape Artists’ Studio: Database and Map of London 1780-1850
8 March 2019
In Search of the Landscape Artists’ Studio: Database and Map of London 1780-1850
Research Lunch – Rhian Addison
Paul Mellon Centre
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‘Mannered beauty and theatric grace’: Guido Reni and the Royal Academy
3 May 2019
‘Mannered beauty and theatric grace’: Guido Reni and the Royal Academy
Research Lunch – Amy Parrish
Paul Mellon Centre
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The Hearth and the Inferno: LCC Fire Safety Displays at the Ideal Home Exhibition, 1958-63
17 May 2019
The Hearth and the Inferno: LCC Fire Safety Displays at the Ideal Home Exhibition, 1958-63
Research Lunch – Alistair Cartwright
Paul Mellon Centre
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Audio Arts Archive: From Inventory Space to Imagined Space
31 May 2019
Audio Arts Archive: From Inventory Space to Imagined Space
Research Lunch – Lucia Farinati
Paul Mellon Centre
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Between art and science: British and Chinese 'hybrid' botanic art in 18th century Canton
14 June 2019
Between art and science: British and Chinese 'hybrid' botanic art in 18th century Canton
Research Lunch – Josepha Richard
Paul Mellon Centre
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Brexit and the Occult: Gendered Ghosts of Empire
11 October 2019
Brexit and the Occult: Gendered Ghosts of Empire
Research Lunch – Dr Edwin Coomasaru
Paul Mellon Centre
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The Hayward Annual 1978: A Case Study in Combating Male 'Artocracy'
25 October 2019
The Hayward Annual 1978: A Case Study in Combating Male 'Artocracy'
Research Lunch – Jennifer Dudley
Paul Mellon Centre
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Merlyn Evans’ <i>Vertical Suite in Black</i> (1957) and the Trajectory of ‘Primitivism’ in British Art from Vorticism to the Independent Group
8 November 2019
Merlyn Evans’ Vertical Suite in Black (1957) and the Trajectory of ‘Primitivism’ in British Art from Vorticism to the Independent Group
Research Lunch – Michael Clegg
Paul Mellon Centre
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Narrating British Art: Robert de la Sizeranne’s Use of Insularity
22 November 2019
Narrating British Art: Robert de la Sizeranne’s Use of Insularity
Research Lunch – Julie Lageyre
Paul Mellon Centre
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'A Liberation of Spirit': Transatlantic Seascapes by Winifred Nicholson and John Marin
6 December 2019
'A Liberation of Spirit': Transatlantic Seascapes by Winifred Nicholson and John Marin
Research Lunch – Samantha Niederman
Paul Mellon Centre