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Special Collections and Galleries

Man Behind the Moderns: Highlights from the Herbert Read Collection

Wednesday 22 March 2023 — 0 Comments

A black-and-white photograph of a young Herbert Read in military uniform. His arms are folded and he is looking straight to camera.

Special Collections and Galleries

Man Behind the Moderns: Herbert Read’s Early Artistic Associations

Wednesday 25 January 2023 — 0 Comments

An oil painting on board, featuring varied brushstrokes of brown, white and red paint to create an abstract representation of the Piazza San Marco, Venice.

Special Collections and Galleries

Man Behind the Moderns: Christmas and Birthday Gifts to Herbert Read

Wednesday 14 December 2022 — 0 Comments

A black-and-white photograph of an older Herbert Read wearing a suit and sat at a desk filled with books and papers in his study at Stonegrave House. In front of him on a small table sits a curved sculpture, made from Perspex and nylon strings. Behind him are a row of bookshelves, a tall wooden sculpture and a wrought iron sculpture.

Special Collections and Galleries

Man Behind the Moderns: Researching the Art Collection of Herbert Read

Wednesday 2 November 2022 — 2 Comments

A building with a clocktower and pillars lit with yellow, red and green lights against a dark sky.

Special Collections and Galleries

Art in the Dark: Light Night at Leeds University Library Galleries

Thursday 13 October 2022 — 0 Comments

Liv Hedges, Sunny Wong and Astrid Butt posing in the FUAM Graduate Art Prize Exhibition 2022

Special Collections and Galleries

The freshest art in Leeds

Wednesday 14 September 2022 — 0 Comments

Title page from A Yorkshire Tragedie.

Special Collections and Galleries

Murder and Misattribution: A Real Yorkshire Tragedie

Wednesday 10 August 2022 — 0 Comments

Watercolour of coast

Special Collections and Galleries

Summer Travels with Robert Hawthorn Kitson!

Wednesday 13 July 2022 — 0 Comments

Illustration of pink roses

Special Collections and Galleries

Regency Roses

Thursday 9 June 2022 — 0 Comments

Books and items from the Brotherton Collection open on a table.

Special Collections and Galleries

A Library and a Legacy: Celebrating 100 years of the Brotherton Collection

Wednesday 9 February 2022 — 0 Comments