A Break from Tradition
![Closeup of dancers in 'Ballet at the Alhambra' by Spencer Gore](https://collections.reading.ac.uk/art-collections/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/gore_hub.jpg)
Modern Drawings from the University of Reading Art Collection The late 19th and early 20th centuries were a transformative period in Europe. Developments in industry, technology and transportation altered life […]
Representation: Disability and Art
![Closeup of the head of a bronze lion with open mouth](https://collections.reading.ac.uk/art-collections/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/vidal_hub.jpg)
Throughout history, artists have always sought to reflect the world around them. New styles, mediums and art movements have evolved assisting the process. Innovations, including paint tubes, allowed artists to […]
Old Masters of the Future
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These are the “old masters of the future” – pictures of drawings made by you in connection to our exhibition at Reading Museum and online, Rubens to Sickert: The Study of Drawing. […]
Virtual Walks
![A View of White Knights from the Park with a Lady sketching in the foreground.](https://collections.reading.ac.uk/art-collections/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/08/UAC_10236_img_001.jpg)
During the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown we shared images from our collection on Twitter. For all those people who couldn’t leave the house or had no access to green spaces, we wanted […]
Wonderful World of Women
![Drawing of Helen Thomas wearing glasses. The drawing fades away on the left side and is more detailed from the viewer's right eye and the mouth.](https://collections.reading.ac.uk/art-collections/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/04/finzi.jpg)
Throughout history female artists typically have been overshadowed by their male counterparts. While fighting to overcome limited access to formal art training and exclusion from male life drawing classes, women […]
“Among the Most Promising…”
![Closeup of the Discophoros by Minnie Jane Hardman](https://collections.reading.ac.uk/art-collections/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/10/hardman.jpg)
Minnie Jane Hardman and the Late Victorian Royal Academy Schools Minnie Jane Hardman (nĂ©e Shubrook) (1862-1952) was a student at the Royal Academy Schools in 1883-1889. One of approximately twelve […]