Date: 3 May 2012
Time: 5:00pm
Venue: Room 238 Main Building

In 1881 the American artist Winslow Homer embarked on a twenty-month stay in a small fishing village called Cullercoats on the northeast coast of England. During this time his work changed irrevocably in both style and subject matter and he began to depict, almost exclusively, the local fishwives. This seminar will be an exploration of Homer’s depictions of women during this period… (Please click on the image to read more)