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I'm really pleased that there's going to be a new gallery about the long struggle for universal suffrage but I'm distinctly underwhelmed by the one suggested name. These great champions of democracy should not be defined or remembered by an article of clothing.
Please name the suffragette gallery in honour of Ethel Moorhead. She was the first suffragette subjected to the violence of force feeding in Scotland and was very active in the movement. Quite appropriately, she was also an artist.
This country is littered with statues of imperialist oafs on horses. As we approach the centenary of the Representation of the People Act, 1918, it is time to rebalance history by carving the names of suffragettes with pride.
Deeds not words!
Matthew
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We’re in need of a spot of gallery naming help please.
We’re redeveloping our Art Gallery and we are still to make final decisions about some of the names/titles for a few of the permanent galleries. There’s lots of debate going on in our organisation just now about the following gallery titles. It would be great to hear your thoughts on the suggestions below? We would also love to hear any suggestions for alternative titles –as we’re by no means sold on these options!? Thank you.
Gallery Focus: Abstract Art
Key Messages:
•The roots of abstraction and early influences
• New ways of viewing art (a turning point in art)
• How artists explore ideas through abstraction
Current suggested titles:
The Art of Abstraction or Turning Point or The Canvas as an Arena
Gallery Focus: Portraiture
Key Messages:
• The purpose of portraiture
• What portraits tell us about artists, patrons and sitters
This gallery will explore the development of portraiture, starting in 1637 and continuing right through to the present day, with works from traditional oil paintings, through to modern photography.
Current suggested titles:
Portrait to Selfie or Face to Face or Image and Identity
Gallery Focus: Women in art / Suffrage
Key Messages:
Explores the story of Suffrage, and the political, social and artistic role of women during the early 20th Century. Through paintings, costume, accessories, letters, postcards and digital interactives, this gallery looks at how the role and identity of women changed from before WWI through to the ‘jazz age’. It is split into the sub-themes of ‘Subject/Sitter’, ‘Artist/Maker’ and ‘The Political Animal’.
Current suggested titles:
Politics and Petticoats
Anna McKechnie
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