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Exhibitions at Lady Lever Art Gallery
Whistler: The Gentle Art of Making Etchings3 July 2009 - 20 September 2009James McNeill Whistler was one of the great masters of etching. This fascinating exhibition, drawn from the University of Glasgow's world-famous Whistler collection, explores the artist's creative processes, from the unmarked copper plate to finished print. 'The Gentle Art of Making Etchings' provides an illuminating picture of Whistler and his distinctive technique. A loan exhibition from the Hunterian Museum & Art Gallery, University of Glasgow. Find out more about: 'Whistler: The Gentle Art of Making Etchings' |
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French Impressionists20 February 2009 - 31 May 2009French Impressionists gave a rare opportunity for visitors to see works usually only on display in Sweden’s capital. Works by Renoir, Monet, Degas and Rodin were amongst some of the artists featured in this exhibition of 13 treasured works. There were pieces from a selection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist pieces from the Walker Art Gallery collection and from Nationalmuseum Stockholm. The exhibition was a result of a collaboration between National Museums Liverpool and Nationalmuseum Stockholm. |
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Masterpiece watercolours and drawings28 June 2008 - 9 November 2008A rare opportunity to see some of the highlights of the incredible collection of British drawings and watercolours at the Lady Lever Art Gallery. The delightful works on display include pieces by JMW Turner, David Cox, Peter de Wint, Edward Lear, Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti. These illustrate the flowering of the British watercolour school in the 18th century and follow its development through the 19th to the early 20th century. Through these works visitors can trace the development of William Hesketh Lever (1851-1925), the Bolton- born grocer’s son and wealthy soap manufacturer, as a notable collector of British drawings and watercolours. The exhibition also showcases the additions to the collection made by the Trustees of the Lady Lever Art Gallery after its founder’s death. Find out more about: 'Masterpiece watercolours and drawings' |
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Victorian Visions1 December 2007 - 16 March 2008An exhibition exploring the highly creative and experimental world of Victorian photography including images by some of the most famous names of the period: Julia Margaret Cameron, Lady Hawarden, Roger Fenton, Gustave Le Gray, Peter Emerson, Robert Howlett and BB Turner. The images record the people and places of a very different era; intense, haunting and romantic. Other images evoke the world of painting in their composition and style, with arresting landscapes. The exhibition is a collaboration with the V&A, London. |
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Changing Places20 October 2007 - 20 April 2008For their project ‘Changing Places’ the artists Phil Sayers and Rikke Lundgreen made artworks which reinterpreted selected paintings and sculptures in the collections of the Walker and Lady Lever Art Galleries. 19th century images that depict women as passive, submissive objects of male desire are of particular interest to them. Other themes, including gender, identity, myths, ageing and the architecture and ‘power’ of the galleries are also a focus for their work. The artists seek to connect our everyday experiences with precedents from art historical sources. |
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Masquerade: the work of James Ensor (1860-1949)30 June 2007 - 23 September 2007A special showing of the paintings, drawings and etchings of James Ensor (1860-1949) on loan from the Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent. Described as the most original Belgian artist of the 19th century, James Ensor painted around 1880-85 in a style fashionable amongst the modernists of the day. Find out more about: 'Masquerade: the work of James Ensor (1860-1949)' |
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Merchant Palaces16 February 2007 - 13 May 2007To celebrate Year of Heritage, some of Liverpool and Wirral’s lost Victorian and Edwardian mansions were shown in this stunning photographic exhibition. Twenty-five photographs by Harry Bedford Lemere (1864-1944) gave a rich insight into the houses of local merchants at the time, including the home of Lord Leverhulme himself, Thornton Manor. This exhibition was organised in collaboration with English Heritage (National Monuments Record). |
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Objects of Desire21 October 2006 - 7 January 2007Objects of Desire is an exhibition with a difference. Visitors can view an ever-changing selection of beautiful objects, which are available to purchase. This wonderful display showcases contemporary crafts by designers who work with ceramics, jewellery, glass, metal and textiles. It is the first collaborative exhibition between National Museums Liverpool and the Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool. It is also the first selling exhibition at the Lady Lever Art Gallery and a new venture for this venue which has a fascinating collection of historic decorative and fine art. All the exhibitors are from or are based in the north of England, most of them currently exhibit and sell at the Bluecoat, in addition to many other galleries both nationally and internationally. Between them they have collected many prizes and awards for their creations. |
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Norman Parkinson: Portraits in Fashion10 June 2006 - 24 September 2006Norman Parkinson was a dazzling fashion photographer who worked on the British edition of Harper's Bazaar, as well as contributing to many publications such as Vogue, Queen, and Town & Country. His work was famous for its liveliness, spontaneity and humour, and for his creative use of outdoor locations. Born in 1913, Parkinson became a photographer's apprentice and at the age of 21 opened his own studio. By the end of his life he had become a household name, the recipient of a CBE, a photographer to the Royal Family, and an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society. This sparkling collection demonstrates Parkinson's ability to capture the essence of the periods in which he worked, in a career that spanned seven decades. Find out more about: 'Norman Parkinson: Portraits in Fashion' |
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Pre-Raphaelite Drawings10 February 2006 - 14 May 2006This exhibition was a rare chance to see 35 exquisite drawings from National Museums Liverpool's collections which are too delicate for permanent display, including works by the leading Pre-Raphaelite artists, Burne Jones, Madox Brown, Holman Hunt, Millais and Rossetti. A recently acquired drawing of Cymon and Iphigenia by Millais was on show for the first time. |
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Pulling The Lever: Sculpture By Pete Ellis1 October 2005 - 8 January 2006Intriguing contemporary sculpture displayed amongst gallery’s treasures. Pete Ellis works with materials from everyday life to produce sculptures that deal with very different ideas. Ordinary objects are used to to project emotive or humorous messages, encouraging us to look again at our own environment. Newly commissioned work created as a response to the Lady Lever Art Gallery is displayed in the recently refurbished temporary exhibition area. Taking inspiration from the gallery's tapestries, Pete has created The Odd Couple, a nine foot pair of socks on such an epic scale that they will never become separated or lost. Existing pieces are also scattered around the gallery - in unlikely locations. Bronze sausages mounted on an old wardrobe join the gallery’s decorative regency commodes and casts of veterinary gloves and root vegetables inhabit rooms also occupied by Pre-Raphaelite paintings and classical sculpture. Find out more about: 'Pulling The Lever: Sculpture By Pete Ellis' |
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Picasso at the Lady Lever Art Gallery - Woman Seated in an Armchair28 May 2005 - 4 September 2005A special display highlighting the loan of this important work from the National Gallery in Berlin. Find out more about: 'Picasso at the Lady Lever Art Gallery - Woman Seated in an Armchair' |
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Beside the Seaside: the British Impressionists14 May 2005 - 4 September 2005An exhibition of paintings illustrating fun and leisure by the Victorian and Edwardian seaside including works by Walter Sickert and Philip Wilson Steer. Find out more about: 'Beside the Seaside: the British Impressionists' |
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Portraits of Lady Hamilton and Lord Nelson12 February 2005 - 3 April 2005The year 2005 marks the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar. This picture- in-focus event at the Lady Lever Art Gallery will celebrate the life and times of Lord Nelson, the hero of that great campaign, especilaly his love affair with the famous local beauty, Emma Hamilton. |
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The Big Draw display1 October 2004 - 7 November 2004A display of drawings from the gallery''s collections will be on show in the education room to coincide with the Big Draw event. |
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The Stuckists Punk Victorian18 September 2004 - 20 February 2005The first major exhibition to recognize the Stuckists, the group founded in 1999 by Charles Thomson and Billy Childish, which has subsequently become an international art movement. Stuckism marks the birth of 'Remodernism' - "a renewal of spirituality and meaning in art, culture and society". The Stuckists oppose 'Postmodernism' and conceptual art, famously campaign against the Turner Prize and declare painting as the radical medium of self-discovery: "The Stuckist paints pictures because painting pictures is what matters." This Walker & Lady Lever exhibition offers visitors the opportunity to make up their own mind about this provocative new figurative art and features over 250 paintings - eighteen of them at Lady Lever Art Gallery. The Lady Lever will also have the first major national display of photographs by The Stuckist Photographers, whose work carries the Stuckist ethos into another medium. They were founded in 2003 by Andy Bullock and Larry Dunstan, because Dunstan asked, “Is there a place for photography in Stuckism?” The four photographers featured are Andy Bullock, Larry Dunstan, Charles Thomson and Wolf Howard. Part of the Liverpool Biennial 2004. |
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In the Haze: watercolours by Turner and Williamson12 June 2004 - 30 August 2004This display of over 20 works highlights how local Liverpool artist, Daniel Alexander Williamson, was influenced by visionary painter JMW Turner. Find out more about: 'In the Haze: watercolours by Turner and Williamson' |
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Animal Magic1 February 2004 - 16 May 2004A small themed display of ceramics from National Museums Liverpool's decorative art collections: 'Monkey Business', 'Wild & Wonderful', 'On the Farm'. The show has been especially designed to appeal to the family audience. It is an ideal opportunity to introduce younger visitors to the wonderful collections looked after by National Museums Liverpool. |
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Victorian Life7 June 2003 - 4 January 2004Victorian Life is a small display of watercolours, prints, photographs and original Victorian dolls from National Museums Liverpool's collections. A newly acquired work, St John's Market by popular local artist Samuel Austin, is on show for the first time. Images of shopping, leisure and play during the nineteenth century reveal both the romanticized ideals and harsh realities of everyday Victorian living. |
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Amazing Glazes21 December 2002 - 1 May 200322 pots from the decorative art collection, highlighting sumptuous glazes from the turn of the century. In shapes and colours complementing the home interiors developed by William Morris and other craftsmen of the period, these experimental glazes made a fashionable alternative to the mass-produced ceramic wares of the 19th century. Art directors, chemists and potters played an important role in developing this kind of pottery from 1870s to 1920s. |
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Love in a Mist1 June 2002 - 1 December 200214 watercolours by Robert Anning Bell and his contemporaries - artists closely associated with the Arts and Crafts movement of the early 20th century. The display features two recent Walker acquisitions and works by Edward Frampton, Cayley Robinson and Charles Ricketts, Herbert and Frances MacNair, one of which is entitled 'Love in a Mist'. |
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Ten Drawings by Leonardo da Vinci from the Royal Collection15 February 2002 - 21 April 2002An exceptional opportunity to see some of Leonardo da Vinci's masterpieces from the Royal Collection. The ten drawings show the range of Leonardo's interests and include anatomical, botanical and religious subjects as well as maps and studies for military innovations. Find out more about: 'Ten Drawings by Leonardo da Vinci from the Royal Collection' |
