Don't We Deserve a Name?
- Date
- 18 December 2023 - 11 March 2024
- Location
- Online exhibition
Why there are so many ‘unnamed’ women in art history? Who are they? Why are their stories not told?
Curated by a group of MA students from the University of Leeds, this exhibition explores the potential stories of 'unnamed' women in art history.
Whether they were perceived as objects for decoration, or not worthy of their own identity, this exhibition explores the consequences of being unnamed.
The curatorial team of MA students retell the imagined stories behind these 'unnamed' women and narrate from their perspective, through a new interpretation of the York Museums Trust collection.
The exhibition aims to consider the issues of gender, identity and social recognition within the field of art. It also aims to provoke critical thinking regarding the long-standing marginalization of women in art history, and the consequences of the constant devaluing of their voices.
Visit the exhibition
Don't We Deserve a Name? is part of a wider series of online exhibitions curated by Art Gallery and Museum Studies and Arts Management and Heritage MA students from the School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies, as part of an Interpretations course module.
Images
Collage modified images from the York Museums Trust online collection:
Image on left:
Portrait of a Lady by Cornelis Troost (1741). Painting in Dutch style, oil on canvas 69x57cm. Object no. YORAG : 786, York Museums Trust. Public Domain Mark 1.0 Universal license.
A Bather by William Etty (1845). Painting in British style, oil on wood 68.6x51.5cm. Object no. YORAG : 66, York Museums Trust. Public Domain Mark 1.0 Universal license.
Image on right:
Reclining Female Nude in a Landscape by William Etty (1835). Painting in British style, oil on wood 48.5x63.7cm. Object no. YORAG : 632, York Museums Trust. Public Domain Mark 1.0 Universal license.
A Bacchante by William Etty (1835). Painting in British style, oil on millboard 61.5x45.6cm. Object no. YORAG : 688, York Museums Trust. Public Domain Mark 1.0 Universal license.