Introduction
Blake Introduction | Exhibition themes | Blake fact filePlease note: This exhibition closed on 11 February 2001.
It can be seen at the Metropolitan Museum
of Art, New York from 26 March - 24 June 2001
9 November 2000 - 11 February 2001
Supported by GlaxoSmithKline plc
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Newton 1795/circa 1805.
© Tate 2000. Presented by W. Graham Robertson 1939
This exhibition takes a fresh view of the unique and innovative British artist and poet, William Blake (1757-1827). Although largely overlooked in his time, Blake's impact and influence on later generations of artists, writers and musicians has been enormous and he remains a major reference point in British culture today.
There are full details of the exhibition here on the web, including all the exhibition themes, a Blake Fact File with an A-Z of characters and a chronology of his life. There is also a specially commissioned Blake Interactive education project, where you can explore the artist's work in even more depth, listen to some of his poems, explore Blake's London, and download a teachers' pack. All these links are in the menu at the top of the page.
'A stupendous exhibition'
Sunday Telegraph
'Images that enter realms of bodily feeling that almost no other art can reach'
The Independent
The catalogue published to accompany the exhibition is £29.99 and includes an introduction by Peter Ackroyd and illustrations of over 250 works, most in colour. You can buy the catalogue, and a range of other Blake books, online in the Tate online shop: view William Blake items or visit the Tate online shop home.
Supported by
GlaxoSmithKline plc
Media partner
The Independent