January events at the Gallery are now online and bookings are open. Start 2012 with a visit to the Gallery! We'll be kicking off with a couple of events relating to the Gallery's new display, 'Sadler in the Archives', including a talk by Liza Giffen on the 7th January, about archival material relating to Eric Gill's 'Moneychangers', a war memorial that was commissioned by Sir Michael Sadler. For further details see below:
'The Carving will Tell its own Tale': Archiving Eric Gill's Moneychangers. Talk by Liza Giffen Saturday, 7 January 2012, 2-3.30pm
In connection with the Gallery’s ‘Sadler in the Archives’ display, Liza Giffen’s talk will discuss different aspects of the Michael Sadler Archive, held by the University, with a particular focus on the documentation relating to his dealings with the sculptor Eric Gill. Sadler commissioned Gill to produce a war memorial for the University, for which Gill devised a scene depicting Christ driving the Moneychangers from the Temple.
Carved as a stone relief, the memorial was widely greeted with derision when it was unveiled in June 1923. An artist’s sketch and a photograph of the work in progress were recently discovered in the Archive and are included in the display. These items shed light on the process by which the relief was made, while giving context to a unique artwork, which has become part of the University’s history and is still housed within its walls. As Sadler once wrote: 'the carving will tell its own tale'.
After the talk there will be a trip over to the Michael Sadler Building, two minutes walk from the Gallery, where Gill’s ‘Moneychangers’ now resides.
Liza Giffen is Collections and Cataloguing Manager in Special Collections, University of Leeds Library, and the former Archivist of the University Archive.
Free event, all welcome. No booking necessary.Archives for the Future: Talk and Tour by Chris Sheppard and Beccy Shipman Saturday, 14 January 2012, 11am-12.30pm
Have you wondered what will happen to the Library's Special Collections when most new books and manuscripts are electronic and many old ones have been digitised?
In connection with the Gallery’s display, ‘Sadler in the Archives’, join Chris Sheppard, Head of Special Collections, and Beccy Shipman, Digital Content Coordinator, for a talk on the future of the collections, accompanied by a tour of the Library's new digitisation studio. There will be a chance to see the large format scanner in action and find out about the digitisation process, using special scans taken from the Michael Sadler Archive. Other great items from the collections will also be on show.
Free event, but places are limited so please book your place in advance by e-mailing gallery@leeds.ac.uk, phone (0113) 343 2778, or online at http://futurecollections-eorg.eventbrite.com/Find us at: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery
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