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Dr. Matthew Morgan, Director of Turner’s House, Twickenham, and Clare Gough, Director of Sir John Soane’s Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, will explore the intertwined history of two important artists’ residences. The talk will investigate the close relationship between Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) and his friend and fellow fisherman, the architect Sir John Soane (1753-1837). It looks specifically at Soane’s fascination for classical and Renaissance architecture materialised in Pitzhanger Manor and how Soane’s architectural style influenced Turner’s design for his suburban retreat at Twickenham, helping to define its appearance and implied associations.
Turner was a guest at Pitzhanger and Soane, in turn, influenced Turner’s designs for his country house, Sandycombe Lodge. The two men bonded over their fascination with light, the role of the classics in art and their love of fishing.
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Wednesday 28 February 2024
5.00pm – 6.00pm
Online
Free with registration
Dr Matthew Morgan is Museum Director of Turner’s House in Twickenham and is an Associate Lecturer at Birkbeck, University of London, from where he also received his PhD in Museum Studies. He has worked in the heritage sector for 10 years, including at the Royal Collection and the National Gallery. Prior to that he was a Director at Christie’s.
Clare Gough is Director of Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, architect Sir John Soane’s ‘country’ house in Ealing, West London and its adjacent contemporary gallery. Clare led Pitzhanger through a major conservation project to restore the house to Soane’s innovative design and upgrade the gallery so it now stages exhibitions with artists ranging from Anish Kapoor to Es Devlin and Rana Begum. Clare’s career spans the arts and commercial sectors. She is a Trustee of Art Fund and was previously a Trustee of the Museum of the Home, Director of Communications at the National Gallery, and New Media Director at National Gallery Co. Ltd, before setting up an arts consultancy working with the V&A and other arts institutions.
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PITZHANGER MANOR & GALLERY
Ealing Green, London
W5 5EQ
Reception: 020 3985 8888
Venue Hire: 020 3994 0966
Office: 020 3994 0967
pitzhanger@pitzhanger.org.uk
Wednesday - Sunday: 10:00 - 17:00
First Thursday of the month: 10:00 - 20:00
Monday - Tuesday: Closed
Bank Holidays: 10:00 - 17:00
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