Thomas Bewick: Nature, Art and Northern Life

Mon Jan 27 2025 at 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm UTC+00:00

Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge | Cambridge

Hughes Hall MCR
Publisher/HostHughes Hall MCR
Thomas Bewick: Nature, Art and Northern Life
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In an illustrated talk Jenny Uglow examines Bewick’s life and work.
About this Event

In an illustrated talk Jenny Uglow examines Bewick’s life and work, from his childhood on the Tyne to his Newcastle workshop and growing fame – a passionate, forthright Northumbrian genius.

Non College members welcome.



About the Speaker

A former editorial director of Chatto & Windus, and previous Chair of the Council of the Royal Society of Literature, Jenny Uglow is a biographer and historian. Her award-winning books include The Lunar Men: The Friends Who Made the Future, In These Times: Living in Britain through Napoleon’s Wars and Edward Lear: A Life of Art and Nonsense. As well as Thomas Bewick she has written on artists including William Hogarth, Walter Crane, Quentin Blake, and the lino-cutters Sybil Andrews and Cyril Power. Her current book is on the 18th century naturalist Gilbert White of Selborne.

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