15th Jun 2013 2:00pm-5:00pm
Regency Town House, Hove.
Silhouettes, Fashion and Image 1760-1960 is a University of Brighton Faculty of Arts research project organised by Humanities researchers and lecturers Professor Lou Taylor, Dr Annebella Pollen and Dr Charlotte Nicklas, together with Nick Tyson, Curator of Regency Town House, Hove.
The project, which is funded by the University of Brighton's Spring Board Grants Programme, examines the history of silhouettes - a fashionable and affordable form of portraiture before photography - and particularly what the form might reveal about the history of dress and popular visual culture across a range of periods.
BA, MA and PhD students in the History of Design and Decorative Arts have undertaken historical case studies using an extensive private collection of silhouettes. The results of the research will be shared at a study day at Regency Town House on Saturday 15 June, where an accompanying publication will also be launched.
Attendance is free but places must be pre-booked via: http://rth.org.uk/whats-on/silhouette-workshop
