The Making of Modern Art – An Introduction
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A Schoolmaster’s War – an extract from Harry Rée’s wartime diaries
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Art Can Help: Spreading Hope in an Imperfect World
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A Pevsner for Cork
The latest volume in the acclaimed Pevsner Architectural Guides series is devoted to Cork, Ireland’s largest and most…
The Age of Undress: Neoclassicism, Fashion & “Living Statues”
In this blog, art historian Amelia Rauser places women at the centre of the traditionally “stoic” and “masculine”…