British Art Collections and Patrons

Art History

Residential course

Wayne Bennett

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Tate Britain

29 October 2021 to 31 October 2021

From £226 Non-residential fee

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Description

The arrival of great art into the United Kingdom is a historical and cultural phenomenon that is barely recognised.  We take for granted the works which hang on our gallery walls and don’t give too much thought to the background story of their journey.

This course will tell how and why many great works of art ended up in Britain and how they subsequently entered the public sphere.  We will consider the role of private patrons as well as public patronage and we will view many terrific paintings and some sculpture along the way.  As well as the collecting habits of monarchs and aristocrats we will encounter much philanthropy and the names of Walker, Davies, Barber, Burrell, Tate, Courtauld, Sainsbury and Saatchi.

All-comers welcome.

Residential Fees From: £338.   Non Residential: £226

Course runs from Dinner on Friday to Lunch on Sunday.

Tutor information

Wayne Bennett: After an initial training and career in the theatre (including working for over four years at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden) Wayne studied fine art and art history at Camberwell School of Art and Goldsmiths’ College, University of London, where he obtained a first class honours degree. For two years he worked for the Contemporary Art Society based at the Tate Gallery after which he moved to Dorset. For 23 years he led the team at Dillington House until his retirement in early 2015. He now divides his time between his many research interests – archaeology, cartography, cultural history, music and art. Wayne is Co-Director of the Dillington Summer School and continues to originate and tutor courses for Dillington and elsewhere. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

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