Born from the Margins: Women Gallerists Creating New Markets, 1800-1990 In 1966, Linda Givon founded the Goodman Gallery in Johannesburg, South Africa, with the goal of championing contemporary art as an agent of social change and political activism. Her work as a gallerist serves as the inspiration for this session, which purpose is to contribute … Continue reading CFP: The Association for Art History Annual Conference (April 2022, London)
Fifty Years of the Wellcome Collection at Swansea and Beyond (15 – 17 September 2021)
Free Zoom conference to mark fifty years since part of the Wellcome Collection arrived to Swansea University About this event On the 17th September 1971, ninety-two crates consisting of some 4,500 objects (mainly Egyptian) arrived to Swansea University. This was part of dispersal of the Egyptian material at the Wellcome Collection, which probably amassed somewhere … Continue reading Fifty Years of the Wellcome Collection at Swansea and Beyond (15 – 17 September 2021)
SHC Session at RSA Conference (30 Mar – 2 Apr, 2022)
Call for Paper Proposals Renaissance Society of America Conference Dublin, Ireland, 30 March-2 April 2022 Revisiting Collecting Antiquities The significance of owning and displaying antiquities for the Renaissance collector has never been doubted and the importance of surviving antique works of art for both collectors and artists is well understood. Recent research has shown that … Continue reading SHC Session at RSA Conference (30 Mar – 2 Apr, 2022)
Haughton International Seminar: The Secrets of the Bedroom and the Boudoir (14 & 15 October 2021)
Haughton International Seminar “The Secrets of the Bedroom and the Boudoir” At The British Academy, 11 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AH Thursday 14th and Friday 15th October 2021 This year’s Haughton International Seminar entitled “The Secrets of the Bedroom and the Boudoir" will again take place at The British Academy, 11 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AH on Thursday 14th … Continue reading Haughton International Seminar: The Secrets of the Bedroom and the Boudoir (14 & 15 October 2021)
CFP: Decentering Collecting Histories at CAA (Feb 2022)
Society for the History of Collecting CAA Affiliated Society Session (February 2022) CFP: Decentering Collecting Histories Chair: Dr. Stacey Pierson, SOAS Recent research into the history of collecting has moved from concentrating on collecting practices by European and American collectors to a much more varied understanding of the global circulation and appropriation of works of … Continue reading CFP: Decentering Collecting Histories at CAA (Feb 2022)