Kirkcudbright Galleries & Friends of Kirkcudbright Galleries

Friends of Kirkcudbright Galleries hosted a special event in 2025 to hear stories from some of those who remember Jessie M King and EA Taylor and the part they played at the heart of Kirkcudbright's early history as an artists' town. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Exhibition curator and Henry Raeburn expert Amanda Herries gives a fascinating insight into this special exhibition at Kirkcudbright Galleries in 2024. It brings together works by Scotland's foremost portrait painter, many from private collections, which haven't been seen in public for some time, some possibly ever.About the host: Amanda Herries read Archaeology & Anthropology at Cambridge. In 1978 she became curator at the Museum of London, specialising in the decorative arts from 1718 to present day. In 1988 she moved to Japan, lecturing and writing on Oriental/Western cross-cultural and artistic influences. She writes and lectures worldwide on decorative arts topics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a trailer for the Eye to Eye podcast, the official commentary for a special exhibition of the work of Sir Henry Raeburn at Kirkcudbright Galleries in the summer of 2024._____MUSIC CREDIT:The Governor’s Minuet by WombatNoisesAudio | https://soundcloud.com/user-734462061Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.