The Fall and Rise of Fanny Cornforth

We are delighted to welcome Karen Livingstone to the Podcast to discuss her latest work 'Women Pioneers of the Arts and Crafts Movement'. Karen talks to us about the research and difficult selection process involved in creating such a wonderful book. She also shares with us how the Arts and Crafts movement contributed and responded to the shifting societal roles and status of women. The movement gave options for creativity and employability and affirmed many artists' involvement in the suffrage cause. 

It is a pleasure to welcome Andreane Rellou and Tessa Battaiotto to the podcast to talk about their impressive new film project 'The Three Graces'. Centred around the lives and works of Marie Spartali Stillman, Maria Zambaco and Aglaia Coronio the film aims to capture the hidden stories that deserve to be told. Andreane and Tess share their research journey into the Pre-Raphaelite links to Greece and tell us much more about these three remarkable women.    To get involved with the project, please visit their Kickstarter and donate: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1150236981/the-three-graces-a-victorian-short-film    To find out more, follow Tessa and Andreane:  https://www.instagram.com/andreanerellou/ https://www.instagram.com/tessabattaiotto/ https://www.instagram.com/thethreegracesfilm https://www.tiktok.com/@andreaneoftheisland https://www.tiktok.com/@tessabattaiotto

A huge welcome to the wonderful researcher, gallery guide and PhD student Laure Nermel. Laure joins us to discuss her work into Elizabeth Siddall's creative agency alongside the myth-making and various reimagining's that go along with the Siddall story. Laure also offers us a unique insight into how Pre-Raphaelitism was, and is, received across the channel in France.    For more information and to subscribe to the Pre-Raphaelite Society, please visit www.pre-raphaelitesociety.org    All donations towards the maintenance of this podcast are gratefully received: https://gofund.me/60a58f68 

It is a pleasure to welcome the wonderful writer and actress Claire Parker to discuss her latest project 'The Vegan Tigress' based on the fairy tales of Mary De Morgan. Claire tells us about the fascinating political and spiritual life and writings of Mary De Morgan as well as what we can expect from her excellent new play. 'The Vegan Tigress' opens on the 18th of February at the Bread and Roses Theatre, Clapham. To find out more and buy tickets, please visit: https://app.lineupnow.com/event/the-vegan-tigress    For more information and to subscribe to the Pre-Raphaelite Society, please visit www.pre-raphaelitesociety.org    All donations towards the maintenance of this podcast are gratefully received: https://gofund.me/60a58f68 

It is a pleasure to welcome art specialist and gallery owner Rupert Maas to the podcast. Rupert tells us about his lifelong love of Pre-Raphaelite drawing and shares the stories of some of the wonderful works that have passed through the Maas Gallery. The Master Drawings Fair in New York opens to the public on February 1st and the Maas Gallery will be participating for the first time since the pandemic.    To find out more please visit: https://www.maasgallery.co.uk/master-drawings-new-york-2025/    For more information and to subscribe to the Pre-Raphaelite Society, please visit www.pre-raphaelitesociety.org    All donations towards the maintenance of this podcast are gratefully received: https://gofund.me/60a58f68 

Welcome back to The Pre-Raphaelite Society's poet-in-residence Sarah Doyle for an incredible selection of Pre-Raphaelite poetry from the bleak mid-winter long, long ago. Icy blasts, warm fires and snow on snow on snow all remind us that there are no flowers without rain. This completes our seasonal poetry series, but I am sure Sarah Doyle will return again soon.    For more information and to subscribe to the Pre-Raphaelite Society, please visit www.pre-raphaelitesociety.org    All donations towards the maintenance of this podcast are gratefully received: https://gofund.me/60a58f68 

Happy New Year to all our listeners. To start 2025, it is a pleasure to welcome Dr Eliza Goodpasture, Dr Lucy Ella Rose and Dr Catia Rodriguez to the podcast for a special, roundtable episode on women's friendship networks within, and around, the Pre-Raphaelites. Eliza, Lucy, Catia and Alex discuss the professional, personal, public and social relationships of women from the early days of Pre-Raphaelitism into the fin de siècle and discuss the importance of women's networks and friendships as an emerging area of scholarship.    For more information and to subscribe to the Pre-Raphaelite Society, please visit www.pre-raphaelitesociety.org    All donations towards the maintenance of this podcast are gratefully received: https://gofund.me/60a58f68 

We are pleased to welcome Emily Learmont to discuss the legacy of William Bell Scott and the Scottish connections with Pre-Raphaelitism. Today, the Scottish Colletion of the National Galleries of Scotland reopens with Bell Scotts 'King's Quair' screen going on display for the first time since 1968. Emily tells us the fascinating story of this incredible object. See the 'King's Quair' screen here: https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/60859   Emily's book is available here: https://shop.nationalgalleries.org/all-products/william-bell-scotts-screen-a-pre-raphaelite-romance-paperback/   For more information and to subscribe to the Pre-Raphaelite Society, please visit www.pre-raphaelitesociety.org    All donations towards the maintenance of this podcast are gratefully received: https://gofund.me/60a58f68 

It is a pleasure to welcome back Dr Christina Bradstreet, joined by Antje Kiewel to talk about an innovative, olfactory exhibition currently showing at the Barber Institute in Birmingham. This immersive, multi-sensory exhibition focuses on the theme of scent in Pre-Raphaelite painting and makes use of bespoke fragrances to enhance and enliven the works on display. Christina and Antje talk us through this incredible journey.    To find out more, please visit the Barber Institute online here: https://barber.org.uk/scent-and-pre-raphaelites/   For more information and to subscribe to the Pre-Raphaelite Society, please visit www.pre-raphaelitesociety.org    All donations towards the maintenance of this podcast are gratefully received: https://gofund.me/60a58f68   

A huge welcome back to the podcast to Sarah Hardy, current chair of the De Morgan Foundation. Sarah joins both Alex and Hannah to talk about the incredible exhibition at Wolverhampton Art Gallery, a recreation of De Morgan's 1907 solo show. Sarah explains why this is such a fascinating, and important, exhibition.   To find out more, please visit: https://www.wolverhamptonart.org.uk/whats-on/edm/   For more information and to subscribe to the Pre-Raphaelite Society, please visit www.pre-raphaelitesociety.org    All donations towards the maintenance of this podcast are gratefully received: https://gofund.me/60a58f68