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The Art of Giving: Gallery Benefactors (Bath)
Thursday, January 21, 2010 5:31 PM

09/01/2010 to 31/03/2010 Focusing on the cream of the Art Gallery's collections, this is a celebration of the quality and range of objects generously donated by local people. The exhibits will include sparkling Georgian glass, prints by Whistler and our most recent and exciting donation, a painting by Paul Klee, never previously on public display. Exhibition... Read More...

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Filed under: bath, the art of giving, whistler, victoria art gallery, paul klee, local people, georgian glass, gallery benefactors

American Beauty – Art from Craft in 19th Century America at The American Museum
Wednesday, January 28, 2009 5:01 PM

Claverton Manor Claverton Down Bath BA2 7BD Tel: +44 (0) 1225 460503 Following the success of Dollar Princesses and Titanic, the 2009 exhibition will be American Beauty – Art from Craft in 19th Century America. The exhibition will Showcast the museum’s world-renowned folk art collection, bringing ‘centre stage’ to over one hundred star pieces. In preparation... Read More...

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Filed under: bath, sculptures, paintntings, american beauty, child portraits, dollar princesses and titanic, art from craft, claverton manor, 19th century america, folk art collection, sturtevant hamblen, the american museum, william matthew prior

Cosmic Design: Tibetan Mandala Exhibition
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 12:05 PM

Museum of East Asian Art 12 Bennett Street Bath BA1 2QJ Tel: +44 (0) 1225 464640 The centrepiece of this exhibition will be a visit by Tibetan Buddhist monks from the world renowned Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in India, from 14th- 19th of October. The monks will spend six days creating a sand mandala, which they will destroy in a traditional ritual during a ceremony... Read More...

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Filed under: bath, india, museaum of east asian art, hindu, sand mandala, vibrations, sandpainting, pulteney bridge, perfect worlds, tibetan mandala exhibition, cosmic design, river avon, destroyed, chak-pur, traditional ritual, buddhist monks, tashi lhunpo monastery, lesson in impermanence

Miniature Tibetan Buddhist Paintings from Mongolia
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 5:32 PM

Museum of East Asian Art 12 Bennett Street Bath BA1 2QJ Tel: +44 (0) 1225 464640 The miniature paintings, often called tsagli, generally depict buddhas and other deities – some peaceful, some wrathful – and are commonly referred to as “initiation cards”. Although the artistic styles closely follow that of Tibetan precedent, references to Mongolian history and... Read More...

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Filed under: bath, buddhas, tsagli, miniature tibestan buddhist paintings from mongolia, china, india, initiation cards, nepal, deities, museaum of east asian art

Porthmeor: Peter Lanyon Mural rediscovered at the Victoria Art Gallery
Monday, November 17, 2008 5:46 PM

25 Oct 2008 - 4 Jan 2009 Victoria Art Galley Bridge Street Bath BA2 4AT Tel: +44 (0) 1225 477244 The star of a forthcoming exhibition of Paintings by Peter Lanyon will be a very large oil painting titled ‘Porthmeor’, commissioned in 1962 as a mural by the American collector and patron, Stanley J Seeger. The idea for the mural was to show the sea and myths associated... Read More...

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Filed under: porthmeor, mural, debussys la mer, drift, oil painting, legend, golden fleece, myths, bath, stanley j seegar, st ives, american collector, commissioned 1962, sea, peter lanyon mural rediscovered at the victoria art gallery