Making an impression: British women printmakers in the long eighteenth century
Lead Research Organisation:
Birkbeck, University of London
Department Name: History of Art
Abstract
Making an impression: British women printmakers in the long eighteenth century
People |
ORCID iD |
| Kate Elizabeth Retford (Primary Supervisor) | |
| Hannah Lyons (Student) |
| Description | AHRC International Placement Scheme |
| Amount | £2,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Yale University |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United States |
| Start | 09/2018 |
| End | 12/2018 |
| Description | Women Work and Commerce: 1750-1950 - AHRC Funded Conference |
| Organisation | University of Westminster |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This symposium adds to the growing body of feminist scholarship that is deconstructing the male-dominated history of commercial and industrial artistic production. The programme will bring together current interdisciplinary perspectives on women's experiences of work and the gendered dynamics of commerce in the creative industries in Britain between 1750 and 1950. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Women, Work and Commerce in the Creative Industries, Britain 1750 - 1950' is supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and organised by Collaborative Doctoral Partnership students Erika Lederman (De Montfort University/V&A) Hannah Lyons (Birkbeck, University of London/ V&A) and George Mind (University of Westminster/National Portrait Gallery). |
| Impact | We are still working on creating a record of this conference, perhaps in printed or electronic publication. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Paper delivered at International Society for Eighteenth Century Studies Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Talk focusing on women artists in the eighteenth century |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Scholars Workshop 'Women Printmakers in the Long Eighteenth Century' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Around 20 curators and academics met at the V&A Museum to discuss the state of current scholarship on women printmakers living and working in eighteenth-century Britain and France. We also examined prints in the V&A collection. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Talk at Birmingham University |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Talk on professional women printmakers |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |