Case Studies: 'Exhibitions & Displays'

Lady Barber by Nestor Cambier (1879-1957), n.d., oil on canvas, 21.5 x 27.5 cm. © The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham

Portrait of a Lady: The Life and Passions of Lady Barber, 2012-13

Lady Barber Gallery, The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham, 14 December 2012 – 24 February 2013 Exhibition website Case study by Jesse Campbell 13 December 2012 marked the 80th anniversary of Lady Barber signing the trust deed to found the Barber Institute of Fine Arts. Portrait of a Lady is the first exhibition in […]

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Gwen Yarker / Dorset County Museum

Georgian Faces: Portrait of a County, Dorset County Museum 2011

This major exhibition of portraits showed the people who lived in and influenced Dorset during the eighteenth-century. In addition to showing the important landowners who built major houses in the county, there were images of architects, artists, doctors, a deer catcher and a boatman. Most of the important portrait artists of the age, including Sir […]

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