Manchester Art Gallery looks after nearly 50,000 items of fine art, design and costume. It was founded in 1882, with a handful of oil paintings and sculpture gifted from the Royal Manchester Institution. Now the gallery cares for a varied collection on behalf of the people of Manchester. Displays draw from fine holdings of 19th-and 20th-century British paintings, 17th-century Dutch paintings, silver, furniture, ceramics, clothing, and more.
Art Unlocked is an online talk series by Art UK in collaboration with Bloomberg Philanthropies. This Curation is based on a talk by Hannah Williamson, Curator, Fine Art, on 19th October 2022. You can find a recording at https://youtu.be/CKToK_upKIA
Ira Aldridge as Othello, the Moor of Venice 1826
James Northcote (1746–1831)
Oil on canvas
H 76.2 x W 63.5 cm
Manchester Art Gallery
Dead Powder Series: Yellow 2019
Nicola Ellis (b.1987)
Dead powder & mild steel
H 70 x W 91 cm
Manchester Art Gallery
William Holman Hunt (1827–1910)
Oil on canvas
H 76.4 x W 109.5 cm
Manchester Art Gallery
1932 (Au Chat Botté) 1932
Ben Nicholson (1894–1982)
Oil & pencil on canvas
H 92.3 x W 122 cm
Manchester Art Gallery
Adolphe Valette (1876–1942)
Oil on jute
H 142.4 x W 86.1 cm
Manchester Art Gallery