Our next meeting takes place on Thursday 5 May, over Zoom at 7.30 pm. The speaker will be Victoria Irvine on John Henning, Modeller and his connection to Paisley Museum. This was previously scheduled for 7th April
Synopsis of talk-
This talk will provide a biographical overview of the life and work of Paisley modeller John Henning (1771-1851), contextualising his work and utilising the collections of Paisley Museum.
Bio –
Dr Victoria Irvine is an Art Curator working on the research, interpretation and display of the art collection for the £42 million redevelopment of Paisley Museum and Art Galleries. Victoria was awarded her PhD from the University of Glasgow and she specialises in 19th-century British art, with an interest in women’s history. Victoria has written about Pat Douthwaite for The Guardian’s Great British Art Tour (2021) and Joan Eardley for the Museums Journal (2021). She is a member of the Scottish Women and the Arts Network.
