When:
June 5, 2014 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
2014-06-05T13:00:00+00:00
2014-06-05T14:00:00+00:00
Where:
Ashmolean Museum
Ashmolean Museum
University of Oxford, Beaumont Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 2PH
UK
Ashmolean Museum
University of Oxford, Beaumont Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 2PH
UK
Cost:
£5/£4
The Art of Witnessing War
With Dr Sue Malvern, Reading University
Thursday 5 June, 2-3pm, Headley Lecture Theatre
Sue Malvern looks at the role of war artists and photographers as witnesses to conflicts and wars. Starting with WWI, the lecture looks at how the work of artists such as Paul Nash, C.R.W. Nevinson and Stanley Spencer came to be seen as authentic visions of the actuality of the war. It will then consider the iconic status of works such as Picasso’s Guernica (1937), the role of war photographers, and the contemporary issues for artists who give visual witness to war and conflict.
Tickets £5/£4
http://www.ashmolean.org/events/Lectures/?id=132