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UK-Förderung (54.250 £): Gemälde und Fotografien von Fischern und Fischereipraktiken in West Cornwall, 1860-1910 Ukri01.10.2011 Forschung und Innovation im Vereinigten Königreich, Großbritannien
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Gemälde und Fotografien von Fischern und Fischereipraktiken in West Cornwall, 1860-1910
| Zusammenfassung | In the early 1880s a number of British artists, including Walter Langley and Stanhope Alexander Forbes, settled at Newlyn, a village on the Cornish coast which was one of the major centres of the fishing industry. By 1887 the group was being referred to as the 'Newlyn School' and its work was attracting critical attention in London exhibitions. Paintings of fishermen and their families dominated this early phase of the school: the artists adopted some of the methods of contemporary French artists, posing their models out of doors and apparently aiming to present a truthful picture of the lives of the inhabitants of the village. More artists joined the original settlers, either temporarily or permanently. Newlyn thus became one of the many artists' colonies which flourished throughout Europe in the later decades of the nineteenth century. The term 'Newlyn School' has become well-established in art-historical discourse, and successive exhibitions at partner organisation Penlee House Gallery and Museum, which houses one of the best collections of the artists' work, have documented their lives and productions. \n\nHowever, while much useful research has been done recently at a local level, it is 25 years since the Newlyn artists' work was shown collectively in London (an exhibition at the Barbican Art Gallery in 1985 being the last occasion). Since 1985, it has become apparent that the Newlyn artists were part of a larger group, including Charles Napier Hemy who lived in Falmouth, and an international group of artists who were based in St Ives, including Anders Zorn. In their interest in fisherfolk, the Newlyn artists were preceded by James Clarke Hook, who painted in St Ives, and by artists in other fishing villages around the British coast, such as Newhaven and Cullercoats. Recent academic studies of the painting of this period, and of artists' colonies in particular, have shown how the themes adopted in Newlyn had wider resonance in debates about class, gender, race and empire. This is a propitious time, therefore, for a study of the Newlyn artists and their contemporaries at Falmouth and St Ives which will synthesise the findings of local and academic research, and present the early paintings of fisherfolk in a proper context. \n\nThe student, supervised by Oxford Brookes University, will pay particular attention to the artists' relationship with the local community, which was strongly Methodist and pro-temperance, and to their approach to the practical details of the fishermen's lives and work, including fishing practices, costume, furniture and interiors. He/she will make use of two sources of information which have been under-researched to date: contemporary photographs and local newspapers. Several photographers had studios in Penzance in the late 19th century, and postcards of subjects similar to those treated by the artists became popular around this time. The Newlyn artists were accused by hostile critics of painting from photographs, but the precise relationship between the two art forms in this area has never been fully investigated. Local newspapers, such as the Cornish Telegraph, which was printed in Penzance, provide much information about the character of the local communities. In the same publication, references to London exhibitions indicate how the artists were regarded by the indigenous inhabitants of the area. \n\nThe research for this project will contribute to an updated, comprehensive account of the early years of the Newlyn School members and their relationship with other artists working in West Cornwall. This will be produced by Penlee House Gallery and Museum, either as the catalogue of an exhibition (possible venues are the Royal Academy and Tate Britain) or as a freestanding publication. The book/catalogue will be sold at Penlee House Gallery and Museum, and the research will be utilized in displays, t |
| Kategorie | Training Grant |
| Referenz | AH/I023244/1 |
| Status | Closed |
| Laufzeit von | 01.10.2011 |
| Laufzeit bis | 30.09.2014 |
| Fördersumme | 54.250,00 £ |
| Quelle | https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FI023244%2F1 |
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| Oxford Brookes University |
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