Artistry and Industry: Representations of Creative Labour in Literature and the Visual Arts c.1830-1900
| A Centre for Victorian Studies conference | |
|---|---|
| Date | 18 - 20 July 2008 |
| Time | Event spans several days |
| Place | Streatham Campus |
| Provider | Centre for Victorian Studies |
| Speaker(s) | Michael Hatt (Professor of Art History, University of Warwick) and Talia Schaffer (Associate Professor of English, CUNY) |
Event details
This interdisciplinary conference seeks to examine the nature and representation of artistic labour within the nineteenth century's expanding print and visual culture. Its focus will be on artistic work as conceptualised by writers and artists, artistry as a profession, and art as commodity. We seek insights not only into the production, dissemination and consumption of particular texts or objets d'art, but into the myths and images developing around such figures as The Painter, The Lady Novelist, The Man of the Theatre, The Craftswoman, The Poet, The Illustrator and The Muse. This International Conference is hosted by the Centre for Victorian Studies in collaboration with the Department of History of Art, University of Bristol.
