The Pre-Raphaelite Podcast

The Manchester Connection: Annie Swynnerton, Isabel Dacre and the Suffrage Movement (Part 2)

PART 2: In this two-part special edition to mark International Women's Day, we are delighted to welcome renowned author and Suffrage researcher Elizabeth Crawford. With a focus on the Manchester Art Gallery, Elizabeth Crawford chats to Hannah Squire about Annie Swynnerton and Isabel Dacre. Both artists had important connections to the Pre-Raphaelites and the Women's Suffrage movement. 
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The Manchester Connection: Annie Swynnerton, Isabel Dacre and the Suffrage Movement (Part 1)

In this two-part special edition to mark International Women's Day, we are delighted to welcome renowned author and Suffrage researcher Elizabeth Crawford. With a focus on the Manchester Art Gallery, Elizabeth Crawford chats to Hannah Squire about Annie Swynnerton and Isabel Dacre. Both artists had important connections to the Pre-Raphaelites and the Women's Suffrage movement. 
 
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Nature, Space and Place

We delighted to welcome Jordan Walsh back to the Pre-Raphaelite Podcast. Today Jordan talks to Karl about his research exploring the themes of Religion and Nature. This episode centres on space and place in Pre-Raphaelitism, drawing on eco-criticism, Gothic and the Sublime. Let's welcome in the Spring! 
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Stanley Spencer’s Pre-Raphaelite Influences

Dr Amy Lim speaks to us from the Stanley Spencer Gallery about the influences of the Pre-Raphaelites on Stanley Spencer's work. Concentrating on the themes of religion and nature, we discover some surprising overlaps through early Italian influences, the writings of Ruskin and a commitment to truthful depiction. 
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Dreams and Stories: Modern Pre-Raphaelite Visionaries 1880-1930

Live from the Watts Gallery, Hannah is joined by curators Dr Lauren MacCulloch and Dr Alice Eden to explore the exhibition 'Dreams and Stories: Modern Pre-Raphaelite Visionaries'. Largely focusing on the 'third generation' of Pre-Raphaelitism, the exhibition features wonderful works by Frederick Cayley Robinson, Marianne Stokes, Thomas Cooper Gotch and Margaret Gere.
 
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Staging Christina Rossetti’s ’Goblin Market’

Kath Burlinson speaks to us about adapting Rossetti's sensuous and magical 'Goblin Market' for the stage. Kath talks us through the scripting, costumes and music, but also how to navigate and retain the multiple meanings and readings of the poem in a stage production.
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Curating at Wightwick Manor with Hannah Squire

Hannah and Karl return to Wightwick Manor for a live recording. As well as being a founding member of the Pre-Raphaelite Podcast team, Hannah is museum professional and curator who has a long association with Wightwick. Hannah speaks about her career, interests and experiences curating exhibitions of Elizabeth Siddall and Evelyn De Morgan's work.
 
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The Legacy of Fanny Eaton

Fanny Eaton remains a significant figure in both art history and black history. Long overlooked and underappreciated, Fanny Eaton recently received the honour of a blue plaque to celebrate her life. In this episode, Brian Eaton, Fanny's great-grandson tells us the story of his valuable research into her life and contribution to the Pre-Raphaelites. For more information and to subscribe to the Pre-Raphaelite Society, please visit www.pre-raphaelitesociety.org 
 
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The Fall and Rise of Fanny Cornforth

The wonderful Kirsty Stonell Walker talks to the team about the life and times of Fanny Cornforth. Possibly the most underappreciated of Rossetti's 'stunners', Fanny's life and contribution to Pre-Raphaelitism has undergone a radical reassessment in Kirsty Stonell Walker's latest work Stunner: The Fall and Rise of Fanny Cornforth .

’A Young Teacher’ Rebecca Solomon, 1861

Dr Jan Marsh, one of the most eminent scholars of Pre-Raphaelitism, speaks to us about the temporary export bar on Rebecca Solomon's important work 'A Young Teacher'. An important work in Jewish, Black and Women's history, Jan Marsh outlines what the export bar might mean for the future of the painting.  
 
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