Take this opportunity to hear about this impressive exhibition, from the Curator James Finch and Assistant Curator Chiedza Mhondoro.
Explore over 60 of Sargent's paintings alongside period garments which can be seen next to the portraits they were worn in.
Learn about how Sargent used fashion as a tool to express identity and personality. And discover his daring use of styling costumes on his sitters to emphasise his vision as an artist.
The show examines how this remarkable painter used fashion to create portraits of the time, which still captivate today.
Following the tour participants will have the opportunity for a private view of the exhibition.
James Finch
Since 2019, Dr James Finch has been Assistant Curator, 19th Century British Art at Tate Britain. He has worked on several exhibitions and displays, most recently The Rossettis at Tate Britain along with Turner’s Modern World, William Blake, and Life Between Islands. Prior to joining Tate, James was Curatorial Assistant at the Royal Academy of Arts. His research on British art since 1800 has appeared in numerous publications.
Chiedza Mhondoro
Assistant Curator, British Art at Tate Britain. Chiedza specialises in the art of the long eighteenth century and its wider social, cultural, political, economic, and international contexts. She has worked on several displays of historic art, most recently the rehang of the eighteenth century and Turner galleries at Tate Britain.
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