Cultivating the Human Faculties.
James Barry (1741-1806) and the Society of Arts
Edited by Susan Bennett
Format: Hardback , 168 pp, 50 black-&-white illustrations
Publication date: 15 Apr 2009
Publisher: Lehigh University Press
ISBN-10: 0934223963 EAN: 9780934223966 List Price: £53.95
Contributors: D.G.C. Allan, Charlotte Grant, Andrea McKean, John Manning, Martin Myrone, W.L. Pressly, Anne Puetz
The contributors to this collection of essays have each taken different aspects of Barry’s cycle. The Progress of Human Knowledge and Culture (1777-1801), in the ‘Great Room’ of the Society of Arts to illustrate the wider contemporary art and design debates focusing on nationalism and improvement, publicity and patronage, with Barry’s own work and ideals. New connections between theory (political, social, and cultural), and practice have been created as a result of this examination.
Tags: 18th century, art history, history painting, James Barry (1741-1806), RSA, society of arts
