Laing Art Gallery
Location | Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
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Coordinates | 54°58′30″N 1°36′32″W / 54.975°N 1.609°W |
Website | laingartgallery |
The Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, is located on New Bridge Street. The gallery was designed in the Baroque style with Art Nouveau elements by architects Cackett & Burns Dick and is now a Grade II listed building.[1] It was opened in 1904 and is now managed by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums and sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. In front of the gallery is the Blue Carpet. The building, which was financed by a gift from a local wine merchant, Alexander Laing, is Grade II listed.[2]
The gallery collection contains paintings, watercolours and decorative historical objects, including Newcastle silver.[3] In the early 1880s, Newcastle was a major glass producer in the world and enamelled glasses by William Beilby[4] are on view along with ceramics (including Maling pottery), and diverse contemporary works by emerging UK artists. It has a programme of regularly rotating exhibitions[3] and has free entry.
The gallery's collection of seminal paintings includes John Martin's dramatic The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah,[5] as well as important works by Sir Joshua Reynolds,[6] Edward Burne-Jones (Laus Veneris),[7] Isabella and the Pot of Basil from 1868 by William Holman Hunt,[8] and Ben Nicholson.[4] Local paintings include pictures by Ralph Hedley.[9] There is also an extensive collection of 18th- and 19th-century watercolours and drawings, including work by J. M. W. Turner[4] and John Sell Cotman.[10]
References[]
- ^ "Public Art Online Regeneration Case Studies - Blue Carpet". publicartonline.org.uk. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014.
- ^ Historic England. "Laing Art Gallery (1145885)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "About the Laing | Laing Art Gallery". laingartgallery.org.uk.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Our collections | Laing Art Gallery". laingartgallery.org.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "Laing Art Gallery". Art UK.
- ^ "Portrait of Mrs Elizabeth Riddell by Sir Joshua Reynolds". Art Fund.
- ^ "Laus veneris". Art UK. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "Laing Art Gallery's Companion Guide Book marks 110 years of history | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums Blog". blog.twmuseums.org.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Mont St Michel". British Museum. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
External links[]
- Laing Art Gallery at Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums site
- Geolocated 3D Google Earth model of the Laing Art Gallery
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