We are going to be discussing Ford Madox Brown's Manchester murals tomorrow morning (Friday) in class so I selected a couple to make the points I want to make. The trouble with Madox Brown is the modern viewer cannot be certain what he wanted to take at face value and where irony was intended.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-15037312
Perfect timing! Thank you :)
ReplyDeleteWe are going to be discussing Ford Madox Brown's Manchester murals tomorrow morning (Friday) in class so I selected a couple to make the points I want to make. The trouble with Madox Brown is the modern viewer cannot be certain what he wanted to take at face value and where irony was intended.
Kirsty Walker has just done a really good post on the new exhibition:
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and this is a really useful BBC video:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15043686