Farthing, Stephen (2016) Capability Brown: Stairway To Heaven. [Art/Design Item]
Type of Research: | Art/Design Item | ||||||
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Creators: | Farthing, Stephen | ||||||
Description: | A Commemorative Painting, 2 x 3 meters, that in topographical terms describes the landscape as it was shaped by Capability Brown in the area around Milton Abbey, Dorset and as a history focuses on two key figures in the life of that landscapes: Athelstan, King of the Anglo-Saxons from 924 to 927 and King of the English from 927 to 939, and Capability Brown "England's Greatest Gardener" 1716 – 1783. About the exhibition: This major exhibition, ’A Capability Brown Experience’ includes a new film featuring John Phibbs, the leading expert on Brown, as narrator; artwork by Royal Academician Stephen Farthing; artist and author Tim Scott- Bolton; eleven artists of Dorset Visual Arts; embroidery from the National Association; interactive digital imagery; photography from a range of leading photographers, and games for children. |
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Keywords/subjects not otherwise listed: | History Painting , Topographical Painting | ||||||
Your affiliations with UAL: | Colleges > Chelsea College of Arts | ||||||
Date: | February 2016 | ||||||
Related Websites: | http://www.dorset-cpre.org.uk/capability-brown-exhibtion.html, http://capabilitybrownatmiltonabbey.org | ||||||
Projects or Series: | The Knowledge | ||||||
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Material/Media: | Acrylic on Canvas | ||||||
Measurements or Duration of item: | 200 x300 cm | ||||||
Date Deposited: | 07 Jun 2016 12:40 | ||||||
Last Modified: | 07 Jun 2016 12:40 | ||||||
Item ID: | 9449 | ||||||
URI: | https://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/id/eprint/9449 |
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