Tag: artists

Belonging and Not Belonging: Émigré Artists in Britain after 1933: Lecture by Monica Bohm-Duchen

An illustrated talk by Monica Bohm-Duchen, initiator and Creative Director of the Insiders/Outsiders Festival, will focus on the experiences of the émigré artists who found refuge in this country in the wake of Hitler’s accession to power in 1933
Hampstead’s Pioneers of Modern Art

In the first half of the 20th century Hampstead was home to some of the era’s most pioneering artists. We will walk in the footsteps of the Slade School artists. In Downshire Hill we learn of the artistic Carline family and will also discuss the role that Roland Penrose, Margaret Gardiner and Fred and Diana…
Hampstead’s Pioneers of Modern Art

In the first half of the 20th century Hampstead was home to some of the era’s most pioneering artists. We will walk in the footsteps of the Slade School artists. In Downshire Hill we learn of the artistic Carline family and will also discuss the role that Roland Penrose, Margaret Gardiner and Fred and Diana…
Lifelines – an exhibition of drawings and paintings by Milein Cosman

This exhibition presents some of Milein Cosman’s renowned images of musicians, writers and artists, including her husband, Hans Keller.
Looking beyond the Bauhaus: Accents in Art

Modernism sans frontières Speaker: Monica Bohm-Duchen
In the Footsteps of Fred Uhlman: Art and Refugees in Hampstead

We visit sites Uhlman was known to frequent and discuss the role of his artistic friends and neighbours and consider other refugees who settled in Hampstead during this time
In the Footsteps of Fred Uhlman: Art and Refugees in Hampstead

We visit sites Uhlman was known to frequent and discuss the role of his artistic friends and neighbours and consider other refugees who settled in Hampstead during this time
Between Worlds

An exhibition exploring the founding and early years of the Glyndebourne Festival
Submissions for Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Prize

Celebrating contemporary British and Irish self-portraiture
“A Camp full of Once and future Very Important Persons”

Lecture: Fred Uhlman and Kurt Schwitters in Internment
Refugee Sculptors

Lecture given by member of the Research Centre for German and Austrian Exile Studies, based at the Institute for Modern Languages Research, University of London
The Ben Uri Art Society: Emigré Artists 1933-1945

Lecture given by member of the Research Centre for German and Austrian Exile Studies, based at the Institute for Modern Languages Research, University of London
Refuge and Renewal: Migration and British Art

Artist refugees in the last hundred years and their influence on British art
Refuge and Renewal: Migration and British Art

This exhibition looks at how artist refugees in the last hundred years have been received and influenced British art
Brave New Visions

A group of émigrés, who had fled Nazi-dominated Europe, resolved to embrace the future and introduce avant-garde European and British artists to the public and press.
Refuge: The Art of Belonging

This exhibition tells the story of artists who entered Britain between 1933 and 1945 as a result of Nazi occupation
The Bauhaus in Britain

This free display considers connections between Germany’s Bauhaus School (1919–33) and the visual arts in Britain
*Postponed* Their Safe Haven: Hungarian artists in Britain from the 1930s

The 1920 Treaty of Trianon, signed at Versailles, split Hungary apart, pushing artists westwards. This exhibition follows those who made their lives across the Channel, celebrating a particular contribution to British culture.