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Special Collections and Galleries

Man Behind the Moderns: Highlights from the Herbert Read Collection

Wednesday 22 March 2023 — 0 Comments

Room shot of The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery.

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‘Wild beasts’ in The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery

Wednesday 8 March 2023 — 0 Comments

Painting of Venus surrounded by cherubs.

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Five Languages of Love

Wednesday 8 February 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.

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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.

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

Wednesday 14 December 2022 — 0 Comments

Left: A painting depicting a light blue and brown 18th century house typical of traditional Chinese architecture. Sat outside are a woman and child reeling skeins of silk into bobbins, as well as other figures carrying trays of food and large bindles. Right: A shot from the film Parasite showing the exterior of the Park family's home. It is a sleek, modern house with lots of glass windows reflecting natural light, as well as a large, neatly cut lawn.

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LIFF, Laugh, Love

Wednesday 9 November 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.

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

Wednesday 2 November 2022 — 2 Comments

Watercolour of coast

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Summer Travels with Robert Hawthorn Kitson!

Wednesday 13 July 2022 — 0 Comments

Black and white photograph of a man holding two lambs beside a sheep

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An Easter selection from Special Collections

Wednesday 13 April 2022 — 0 Comments

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Bringing Monet and more to the people of Leeds

Wednesday 19 January 2022 — 0 Comments