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This volume of essays is the first modern scholarly account of the full range of G.F. Watts's different artistic interests and practices, and of his philanthropic and educational interests which informed projects for a more affective public art. It offers new readings of his historical, mythological and allegorical works, examines the impact of evolutionary theory on his reinterpretation of the tradition of the classical body, traces his increasingly radical approach to portraiture and sculpture and examines the institutional and biographical factors affecting his reputation. Together the essays present a comprehensive critical analysis of Watts's work and his relationship to the intellectual, cultural and social forces of his time.
Editor(s): Trodd C, Brown S
Series Editor(s): Peters Corbett, D.
Publication type: Edited Book
Publication status: Published
Series Title: British Art & Visual Culture Since 1750: New Readings
Year: 2004
Number of Volumes: 1
Number of Pages: 256
Publisher: Ashgate
Place Published: Aldershot
Notes: Contributors: Stephanie Brown (Newcastle University); Colin Trodd (Manchester University); Paul Barlow (University of Northumbria); Janet McLean (Royal Academy); Lara Perry (Winchester School of Art); Elizabeth Prettejohn (University of Plymouth); Alison Smith (Tate Britain); Shelagh Wilson (University of Northumbria). Reviews: '..intelligent, thoughtful and occasionally challenging essays..provide important new perspectives...offer fresh insights into the conditions of art making in the Victorian era...a valuable contribution to the critical reappraisal of George Frederic Watts.'Lynda Nead (Professor of history of art, Birkbeck College), V&A Magazine, Summer, 04. 'representations of G.F. Watts is indisputably the most substantial contribution to this centennial scholarship...this book's adoption of discursive and innovative lines of enquiry is its principle merit...generates a climate of debate in which questions are valued above answers..sits within the contemporary scholarly mode of revising modernist views of the nineteenth century, but goes much further than this...enriched by the alliance of fine archival research and interdisciplinary critical interpretation.' (Matthew Potter, Victorian Studies, Indiana University Press, USA, Summer 2006, vol.48, no.4, pp725-727.)'boldly enters theoretical territory...to reconceptualize the current debate on Victorian art...makes great strides in the complex task of analyzing Watts's visual language and material circumstances while reinserting him into current debates on Victorian culture...impressive.'(Marilynn Lincoln Board, Journal of Pre-Raphaelite Studies, 14, Fall 2005, York University, Toronto, Canada. '...highly interesting and scholarly interventions into cultural contexts that provide frames against which to read the artist's productions.' Richard Pearson, British Association for Victorian Studies, www.bavsuk.org/reviews/trodd.htm., 27/1/2006.
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ISBN: 9780754605980
