http://www.scotsman.com/features/Interview-Franny-Moyle-Constance-Wilde39s.6790740.jp
Senin, 03 Oktober 2011
Minggu, 02 Oktober 2011
Ellen Clacy - The Venetian ambassador's room, Knole
Pencil and Watercolor
15.5 x 19.8 in. / 39.4 x 50.2 cm.
1888
Ellen Clacy (active 1870-1916)
Little is known of the highly accomplished watercolourist Ellen Clacy. She lived in London and regularly exhibited watercolours of romantic and historical subjects at the Royal Academy and the Society of British Artists between 1870 and 1900. Clacy's mother was also called Ellen Clacy and was a well-known travel writer who visited the Australian goldfields in 1852-3 and wrote a book about her experiences.
George Smith - Spring Flowers
1851
oil on panel
George Smith (1829-1901) studied at the RA schools and later exhibited many works at the RA and the British Institution. He specialised in genre scenes of children which were much admired. They were usually rather idyllic scenes like this.
When this painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1851, The Art Journal in its review, admired the subject of `Children decking with flowers their little sister, whom they have drawn forth in her little cart; the picture has much truthful excellence.' Most early Victorian artists, with the notable exception of William Mulready, avoided the darker aspects of childhood in response to the taste of their patrons.
Sex & Sexuality in the 19th century
[Male anti-masturbation device, 1880-1920]
[Wilhelm von Gloeden, 'Two Seated Sicilian Youths', about 1900]
http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/s/sex-and-sexuality-19th-century/
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) experiences and narratives from the V&A collections
[Lady Clementina Hawarden, untitled, 1860s]
http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/l/lady-clementina-hawarden/
Sexing the V&A collections
LGBTQ histories are a relatively new research subject for museums. Over the past few generations public attitudes to sexuality have undergone a seismic shift but museums have been slow to reflect these changes. The V&A's new LGBTQ programme aims to address this omission.
The V&A is seeking to unearth previously hidden LGBTQ histories in its collections, researching objects and the histories that surround them. Equally, these investigations look at the ways in which visitors themselves understand and make sense of these objects on the basis of their own identities and lived experience.
This is an exciting and complex task that is fraught with political, moral and personal challenges. Perhaps the most complex question stems from the inherent contradiction that lies at the centre of the gay liberation movement and its legacy - the desire to eradicate discrimination whilst enshrining difference. Any investigation into this area is charged and throws up many questions and provides only partial answers. We look forward to progressing these issues through future projects and events.
http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/l/lgbtq-histories-at-the-v-and-a/
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