Reflecting on Edwin Austin Abbey: By the Dawn’s Early Light
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Revisit ‘Edwin Austin Abbey: By the Dawn’s Early Light’ in the final days of this exhibition.
Art historian Ben Street explores the life and work of Edwin Austin Abbey, the American artist and illustrator who set up what was once the largest art studio in Europe.
From this studio, Abbey directed the creation of ‘The Hours’, the celestial scene that decorates the ceiling of the House of Representatives Chamber, Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg - which proved to be his final work.
Reflect on Edwin Austin Abbey with Ben at this special Members’ event.
Speaker
Dr Ben Street is an art historian and educator. He is the author of numerous books for general audiences, including "How to Enjoy Art" (Yale, 2021) and the award-winning children's book "How to Be An Art Rebel" (Thames and Hudson, 2021). He is a tutor and lecturer at the University of East Anglia and the University of Oxford. He is a contributing writer on art for Art Review, the Times Literary Supplement, Apollo, and Gagosian Quarterly. He has been an educator and lecturer for the National Gallery, Tate, the Royal Academy of Arts, Dulwich Picture Gallery and the Museum of Modern Art and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York.
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