Kirsty Stonell Walker
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The Kissed Mouth
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Weekly posts on Victorian art and culture, specialising in Pre-Raphaelite artists and models.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 550 )
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Monday 4th December: Annunciation (again)
I promise there will be a break from these endless annunciations soon, after all this isn't just annunciation-vent. However, I am rather fascinated by the... Read more
Posted on 04 December 2017 CULTURE -
Sunday 3rd December: The Annunciation
I hope you are warm and comfy wherever you are. As it is the first Sunday in Advent, I seem to remember there was a special service in church, getting out the... Read more
Posted on 03 December 2017 CULTURE -
Saturday 2nd December: The Annunciation
First weekend of Blogvent! Okay, so it's only been one day but December does seem quite alarmingly short, especially as my daughter has her birthday this month... Read more
Posted on 02 December 2017 CULTURE -
Friday 1st December: The Annunciation
Well, it's that time again! Welcome to Blogvent 2017, and this year's theme will be images of the Virgin Mary. When I announced this to my 11 year old... Read more
Posted on 01 December 2017 CULTURE -
A Chat With Gordon Giltrap and Review of The Last of England
I love when marvellous, unexpected things come in to my life and that is just what happened to me when I was last in Birmingham for the Pre-Raphaelite Society... Read more
Posted on 13 November 2017 CULTURE -
Review: May Morris, Art and Life
The sound you can hear is my cheering. At last, May Morris has her own exhibition and has moved out of her father's shadow and is now seen as a person in her ow... Read more
Posted on 05 November 2017 CULTURE -
I'll Be There For You...
I don't intentionally begin every post with a confession but for the second time in a row, here we go: I'm a bit rubbish when it comes to friendships. Read more
Posted on 27 October 2017 CULTURE -
Mary Hodgkinson, Super-Model
I have a confession to make. In my last two talks about 'Pre-Raphaelite Women', I managed to miss someone out. This is a shocking oversight on my behalf but I... Read more
Posted on 23 October 2017 CULTURE -
The Mystery of the Dark Lady
I like finding out interesting stories to do with paintings and so was delighted to come across the subject of today's post. As you will know, the long-sufferin... Read more
Posted on 11 October 2017 CULTURE -
If Hope Were Not, Heart Should Break
Recently I was discussing next year's Burne-Jones exhibition at the Tate on Facebook and I said I hoped that they would talk about Fanny Cornforth. Read more
Posted on 11 September 2017 CULTURE -
Rococo Loco!
As some of you that read this blog will know, I also have a bit of a fetish for the eighteenth century. In both my degree and masters with the glorious Open... Read more
Posted on 26 August 2017 CULTURE -
Some Thoughts on Emily Peacock
As you will have read in a previous post of mine, sometimes the job of a biographer can be awfully tricky, especially in the case of women. Read more
Posted on 13 August 2017 CULTURE -
Review: Albert Moore: Of Beauty and Aesthetics
Apologies for the delay in this review but things are rather hectic at Chez Walker of late. I was fortunate enough to be able to see the following exhibition... Read more
Posted on 04 August 2017 CULTURE -
Review: Beauty in Thorns and Interview with Kate Forsyth
I have been most fortunate this month because Kate Forsyth, author of Bitter Greens, let me have a read of her new novel Beauty in Thorns. Read more
Posted on 20 July 2017 CULTURE -
The Mysterious Miss Bunn
This is part blog post, part request for information, so bear with me. Today we are looking at the career of artist and enamelist Miss Fanny Bunn... Read more
Posted on 14 July 2017 CULTURE -
Get Thee to a Biographer!
You should by this point know what I'm like. I really adore finding out about the waifs and strays of art history, finding those women who fall between the... Read more
Posted on 21 June 2017 CULTURE -
Review: Mary Lobb from Cornwall to Kelmscott: A Life Revealed
You no doubt remember that a couple of weeks ago I did my post on Miss Mary Lobb. As a consequence, I had the pleasure of talking to the splendid people at... Read more
Posted on 11 June 2017 CULTURE -
Nil Desperandum!
Flipping heck, life is grim at the mo, isn't it? It's all a rubbish swiss roll of terroism and elections, far too many politicians on the telly spouting nonsens... Read more
Posted on 06 June 2017 CULTURE -
Hopelessly Vieux Jeu!
This is a bit of a combination of a few of ideas I had for blog posts, related closely so I could mash them together into one. Read more
Posted on 27 May 2017 CULTURE -
Like Nutmeg for Rheumatism
I am irresistibly drawn to historical figures who everyone hates. It's an odd thing to admit, but if a figure, usually a woman, gets dismissed, made fun of, or... Read more
Posted on 12 May 2017 CULTURE