This exhibition was curated by OBU Art History undergraduate students. Over the course of the semester, students on the 'Curatorial Practice' module have been considering what it means to curate works of art in a modern museum or gallery setting. Topics they have engaged with include what we mean by 'curation', the responsibilities of custodial work, audiences, funding, contested heritage and the critical assessment of current exhibitions. In response, the students put together an exhibition drawing from the collections of the Oxford Centre for Methodism and Church History. This digital précis presents a selection of works displayed at the Harcourt Hill campus of Oxford Brookes University, April 2022.
Hugh Miller Watching for His Father's Vessel 1866
James Smetham (1821–1889)
Watercolour on paper
H 40 x W 70 cm
The Oxford Centre for Methodism and Church History
Woman with a Tambourine (Irene with a Tambourine) c.1864–1868
James Smetham (1821–1889)
Oil on canvas
H 14 x W 14.1 cm
The Oxford Centre for Methodism and Church History
The Beloved ('The Bride') 1865–6
Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828–1882)
Oil on canvas
H 82.5 x W 76.2 cm
Tate
The Lord of the Sabbath
James Smetham, etching on paper (1861)
The Death of Earl Siward
James Smetham, etching on paper (1861)
Reverend Thomas Birch Freeman (1809–1890) 1975
David Grice (b.1922)
Oil on canvas
H 76 x W 63.5 cm
The Oxford Centre for Methodism and Church History
Pounding Rice 1923–1951
Agatha Gay Hellier (1897–1980)
Watercolour on paper
H 32 x W 25 cm
The Oxford Centre for Methodism and Church History
John Jackson (1778–1831) (after)
Oil on canvas
H 47.5 x W 34.5 cm
The Oxford Centre for Methodism and Church History
Sketch for 'Miss Dora Cohen' 1958
John Stanton Ward (1917–2007)
Oxford Brookes University Special Collections and Archives
Preparatory Sketch, 'Alpha and Omega' 1958
Evelyn Mary Dunbar (1906–1960)
Ink on paper
Oxford Brookes University Special Collections and Archives
Sketchbook, Alec Dunbar
Evelyn Dunbar, sketchbook (c1940s)
Effect of Cyclone Flora on Bainet, Haiti 1963
Edgar Jean-Baptiste (active 1960s)
Oil on board
H 71.4 x W 96.5 cm
The Oxford Centre for Methodism and Church History
Flora
James Smetham, watercolour (19th cent.)
