A Second Coming: the re-emergence of modern British art from 1945, and the growth of the Towner Collection

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Study morning with Dr Julian Freeman. During the later twentieth century the Towner Art Gallery gained something of a cult status, as successive curators cannily exploited the re-emergence of what was known as ‘Modern British' — British art of the approximate period 1880-1960. Dr Julian Freeman will examine the reappearance of some of the most formidable art ever produced in Britain, its public rejection, and the intriguing story of Towner's remarkable art collection.