Pre-Raphaelite Artist of Hope: Evelyn De Morgan OPENS SATURDAY 17TH JULY 2021 TOWNELEY HALL | TOWNELEY PARK | HOLMES STREET | BURNLEY | BB11 3RQ
Above: Night and Sleep (1878) by Evelyn De Morgan ©De Morgan Collection, courtesy of the De Morgan Foundation
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An exhibition reaches hopefully towards the end of the rainbow. Pre-Raphaelite Artist of Hope displays Evelyn De Morgan’s symbolic paintings alongside contemporary stories from those who have lived through warfare and from NHS staff who have served on the frontline during the pandemic. 16
t has been curated with the help of community partners including Blind Veterans UK, Child Action North West, local Syrian refugees and asylum seekers, and nurses from Royal Blackburn Hospital.
Above: Evelyn De Morgan with her Husband William (c.1900) ©De Morgan Collection, courtesy of the De Morgan Foundation
LANCASHIRE & NORTH WEST MAGAZINE
Their voices are heard against the deeply symbolic First World War paintings of iconic artist Evelyn De Morgan (1855 – 1919). The exhibition explores the way De Morgan’s work presented profound fears and heartfelt hope that better days would come. Syrian refugees living in Lancashire and Second World War veterans have shared their experiences of living through war which bring these www.lancmag.com
