Symposium | In Circulation: John Singleton Copley and Benjamin West

Posted in conferences (to attend) by Editor on March 27, 2014

Reminder that this webinar event starts tomorrow (Friday) at 11:15am (Eastern Daylight Time) . . .

In Circulation: John Singleton Copley and Benjamin West in England, France, and America
The Paul Mellon Centre, London, 28 March 2014

This symposium and webinar explores aspects of the work and careers of the American-born artists Benjamin West and John Singleton Copley, focusing in particular on the ways in which they engaged with the exhibition and print cultures of their day, particularly in Britain, but also in France and America. The program relates to the international loan exhibition American Adversaries: West and Copley in a Transatlantic World, which was on display at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), from October 6, 2013 through January 20, 2014.

The Yale Center for British Art is live streaming this daylong conference, which is also available for free on the MFAH website, shortly before the program begins. Join the conversation on Twitter using the handle @PaulMellonCentr. Hosted in London by the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, the symposium is made possible through support from the Terra Foundation for American Art.

More information, including the schedule (according to GMT), is available here»