Curiosity: Headrest/stool
Origin: South Sudan, Africa
Creator: Bari tribe
Date: 1902
Material: Wood and leather
Measurements: 155 x 200mm
Collections
Karen’s Cabinet of Curiosities May 2017
Curiosity: Tiger head and forepaws in glass case
Date: 1903 (shot)
Origin: Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
Maker: J. Hutchings, Naturalist and Gunmaker, Aberystwyth
Measurements (case): 71x41x79cm
Alternative Facts Exhibition 22 May – 29 September 2017
Upcoming General Exhibitions at SoA May – September 2017
Who were Edward J. Burrow and Richard Eustace Tickell and why did they record The Vale of Nantgwilt in 1893? by Gerry McGandy
Special thanks to Joyce Cummings and Vic of the Cheltenham Local History Society; without their research in local Cheltenham Newspapers this essay would have been much poorer.
The School of Art collection at Aberystwyth houses eleven landscape prints engraved by Edward John Burrow after drawings by Robert Eustace Tickell. Tickell had them printed in a volume entitled ‘The Vale of Nantgwilt – A Submerged Valley‘ in1894 (Fig. 1). Who were Burrow and Tickell and why did they choose to record these pleasant and picturesque if otherwise unremarkable scenes?
International Women’s Day 08th March 2017
Women Artists and the RA – “A somewhat chequered History”
These days we take it for granted that women artists are members of the Royal Academy of Arts, attend and teach at the RA Schools and/or exhibit at the annual Summer Exhibition. But this was not always the case. This brief introduction, and the following short biographies, will give you a quick overview of the changes the RA underwent before it allowed both male and female artist to take advantage of all the facilities and courses it has on offer.
St. Valentine’s Day
A Valentine, Once a Week Vol. 6, 1862, Hablot Knight Browne
St. Valentine’s Day in a Leap Year, London Society Vol.5, 1864, William S. Brunton
About Valentines, London Society Vol.3, 1863, Adelaide Claxton
A Chat about Valentines, London Society Vol.5, 1864, Florence A. Claxton
St. Valentines Day, London Society Vol.11, 1867, Florence A. Claxton
The Valentines For No.20, London Society Vol.7, 1865, Alfred W. Cooper
The Valentines For No.20, London Society Vol.7, 1865, Alfred W. Cooper
The Valentine, Bow Belles N.S. Vol.8, 1868, Edward Henry Corbould
The Two Valentines, London Society Vol.9, 1866, Edith Dunn
The Two Valentines, London Society Vol.9, 1866, Edith Dunn
The Two Valentines, London Society Vol.9, 1866, Edith Dunn
A Legend of St. Valentine, London Society Vol.7, 1865, Mary Ellen Edwards
St. Valentine’s Day, Once a Week N.S. Vol.3, 1867, Fritz Eltze
The Colonel’s Valentine, London Society Vol.7, 1865, James Godwin
The Farewell Valentine, London Society Vol.7, 1865, Arthur Hughes
My Valentine, London Society Vol.3, 1863, Edward Killingworth Johnson
Confessions of St. Valentine, Once a Week Vol.4, 1861, Matthew James Lawless
The Eve of St. Valentine, London Society Vol.15, 1869, Francis Wilfred Lawson
Victory of St. Valentine, London Society Vol.19, 1871, Francis Wilfred Lawson
Tom Probus and His Valentine, London Society Vol.5, 1864, William McConnell
Tom Probus and His Valentine, London Society Vol.5, 1864, William McConnell
The Probus and his Valentines, London Society Vol.5, 1864, Thomas Morten
Go, Valentine, and Tell My Story, London Society Vol.1, 1862, Julian Portch
Story of Two Valentines, London Society Vol.5, 1864, George Housman Thomas
(Click on the images to enlarge them.)
The origins of St. Valentine’s Day, or of the concept that a St. Valentine is the patron of lovers, are hazy.
AberForward: Charlotte’s contemplations on her first week
It’s currently week two of my journey in the AberForward programme, so I’m aware I’m a little late with my blog entries – I’m sorry! But being here, back in the place I love and where I was at my happiest, some thoughts have arisen. Continue reading
AberForward at the School of Art Gallery
Last week, the School of Art Gallery welcomed five recent undergraduates who are taking advantage of the University’s AberForward Graduate Scheme. They will be working here for a whole month, getting to know all aspects of museum work and hence, gain valuable experience for their future careers.
Today, four of them will introduce themselves here in their own words and might also contribute more to this blog over the next few weeks:
Karen’s Cabinet of Curiosities January 2017
Curiosity: Book 
Title: La Belle Dame sans Merci (1819)
Author: John Keats
Publisher: The Eragny Press, The Brook, Hammersmith
(Lucien Pissarro and his wife Esther established the private press in 1894.)
Date of Publication: 1906
Measurements: 80 x 110mm
Limited edition: 200 copies on paper and 10 copies on vellum
Aberystwyth University School of Art Museum & Galleries 