Day dress, aniline purple silk, c,1865-70 © Manchester Art Gallery
This vibrant exhibition shows how developments in science and industrial technology, including the discovery of bright synthetic dyes in the 1850s resulted in an explosion of colour that was embraced by artists and designers and all classes of society. Vivid coloured textiles and fashion, brightly printed posters, wallpapers, ceramics all dispel the notion that Victorian Britain was a gloomy and grimy age.
Details
Venue
Ashmolean Museum, Beaumont Street, Oxford 0X1 2PH
Event Organisers
Sarah Bowles and Philippa Barton
Cost
Cost of the visit is £92 - plus Eventbrite booking fee.
Cost of the visit for Art Fund Member is £84.50 - plus Eventbrite booking fee.
Cost of the visit without transport is £67.00 - plus Eventbrite booking fee.
Cost of the visit without transport for Art Fund Member is £59.50 - plus Eventbrite booking fee.
Programme
09.23am
Train departs from Paddington Station for Oxford
11.00am
Background talk by Matthew Winterbottom, Curator of the exhibition
12.10am
Visit to the exhibition Colour Revolution: Victorian Art, Fashion & Design at the Ashmolean museum
Matthew Winterbottom will discuss how developments in art, science and technology resulted in an explosion of colour in the Victorian age. The exhibition reveals a spectacular and flamboyant array of artworks, costume and design, ranging from striped stockings and Minton ceramics to experiments with colour harmony by Turner and Whistler.
1.30noon
Lunch
3.32pm
Train departs for London, arriving 4.22