lecturer in the GSA’s Forum for Critical Inquiry, has been awarded a visiting
scholar accolade by the prestigious
Center for British Art
The Yale
Center for British Art is a public art museum and research institute for the
study of British art and culture. Presented to Yale University by Paul Mellon
the Center houses the largest collection of British art outside the United Kingdom.
Center for British Art is a public art museum and research institute for the
study of British art and culture. Presented to Yale University by Paul Mellon
the Center houses the largest collection of British art outside the United Kingdom.
Allan Ramsay, Dr. William Hunter, ca.1764-65
During her time at the Yale
Center for British Art, Dr McCormack will be undertaking research for a book on
William Hunter, the celebrated Scottish anatomist who bequeathed his
substantial and varied collections to the University of Glasgow, and which now
form the core of the Hunterian Museum. William
Hunter and his Eighteenth-Century
Cultural Worlds: Anatomy and the Fine Arts is due for publication by
Ashgate in 2016.
Center for British Art, Dr McCormack will be undertaking research for a book on
William Hunter, the celebrated Scottish anatomist who bequeathed his
substantial and varied collections to the University of Glasgow, and which now
form the core of the Hunterian Museum. William
Hunter and his Eighteenth-Century
Cultural Worlds: Anatomy and the Fine Arts is due for publication by
Ashgate in 2016.
Commenting on the
opportunity to spend time at the Yale Center for British Art, Dr McCormack
said: “I am incredibly happy to accept
this invitation to the Yale Centre for British Art and I’m looking forward to
it very much. YCBA and the Paul Mellon Centre for British Art have both been immensely
encouraging and supportive of my research on William Hunter.
opportunity to spend time at the Yale Center for British Art, Dr McCormack
said: “I am incredibly happy to accept
this invitation to the Yale Centre for British Art and I’m looking forward to
it very much. YCBA and the Paul Mellon Centre for British Art have both been immensely
encouraging and supportive of my research on William Hunter.
Hunter was first Professor of Anatomy at the Royal Academy of Arts in
London at its foundation in 1768 and in my research I claim that he was a
highly significant figure in the education of artists during the Academy’s
early years. His collections have inspired many students from a range of
disciplines from Glasgow School of Art over the years and I hope that my forthcoming
book will make his name and his legacy even more widely known”.
London at its foundation in 1768 and in my research I claim that he was a
highly significant figure in the education of artists during the Academy’s
early years. His collections have inspired many students from a range of
disciplines from Glasgow School of Art over the years and I hope that my forthcoming
book will make his name and his legacy even more widely known”.
Dr McCormack will be in New
Haven in July and August 2014.
Haven in July and August 2014.
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Note for Editors
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The Yale Center for British Art
offers three types of short-term residential awards to scholars undertaking
research related to British art. While in residence, scholars have access to
the Center’s rich holdings of paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, rare
books, and manuscripts, as well as primary and secondary reference materials.
Scholars have a dedicated working space, the opportunity to participate in the
Center’s events and programs, and are encouraged to engage with the scholarly
community of both the Center and the University.
offers three types of short-term residential awards to scholars undertaking
research related to British art. While in residence, scholars have access to
the Center’s rich holdings of paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, rare
books, and manuscripts, as well as primary and secondary reference materials.
Scholars have a dedicated working space, the opportunity to participate in the
Center’s events and programs, and are encouraged to engage with the scholarly
community of both the Center and the University.
·
The Forum for Critical Inquiry (FoCI) is a central, research-led academic department of the GSA that
provides a range of formal undergraduate and postgraduate courses and
non-studio based learning opportunities in critical, historical and cultural
studies. Core staff comprise: material culture specialists; art and design
historians; critical theorists; critics; curators; educationalists;
practitioners; cultural historians; and media & film studies specialists.
Input to the Forum comes also from studio staff and from a wide range of External
Affiliates, from disciplines as diverse as socio-management and bioethics.
provides a range of formal undergraduate and postgraduate courses and
non-studio based learning opportunities in critical, historical and cultural
studies. Core staff comprise: material culture specialists; art and design
historians; critical theorists; critics; curators; educationalists;
practitioners; cultural historians; and media & film studies specialists.
Input to the Forum comes also from studio staff and from a wide range of External
Affiliates, from disciplines as diverse as socio-management and bioethics.
Critical
Inquiry is an essential component of all undergraduate programmes in the School
of Design and the School of Fine Art, and the Forum also offers course choices
to students in the Mackintosh School of Architecture in Year 2 and Year 3 of
studies. For most of the four years of undergraduate programmes in design and
fine art, one day per week of the student timetable is allocated to the Forum. The
Forum also offers postgraduate study as part of the Graduate School,
principally the MLitt Writing and Criticism programme, which can be studied
either full- or part-time.
Inquiry is an essential component of all undergraduate programmes in the School
of Design and the School of Fine Art, and the Forum also offers course choices
to students in the Mackintosh School of Architecture in Year 2 and Year 3 of
studies. For most of the four years of undergraduate programmes in design and
fine art, one day per week of the student timetable is allocated to the Forum. The
Forum also offers postgraduate study as part of the Graduate School,
principally the MLitt Writing and Criticism programme, which can be studied
either full- or part-time.