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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Review: Abigail Jones
This morning I would very much like you to join me for a quickie in the form of a review of Abigal Jones by Grace Callaway...If you are a literature snob, this... Read more
Posted on 06 June 2016 CULTURE -
Review: Painting with Light Exhibition at Tate Britain
Photography is obviously the new black because in the last year I think I've been to more photography exhibitions than I have any other sort. Read more
Posted on 04 June 2016 CULTURE -
Review: Alice Through The Looking Glass
As you know, I am a big fan of Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. When Disney made the first of the new Alice films a couple of years ago I was delighted.... Read more
Posted on 27 May 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Sing!
As you have all witnessed, I love to sing. Even on these otherwise silent pages there is no escape, as I proved in this post. Good Lord, the horror, imagine... Read more
Posted on 23 May 2016 CULTURE -
A Highly Remunerative Notoriety
Whilst researching many and varied things, I came across a very modern literary affair that is all but forgotten now. I expect some of you clever lot have read... Read more
Posted on 19 May 2016 CULTURE -
When Oscar Met Julia
You may have read recently that the National Portrait Gallery have acquired an album of Oscar Gustave Rejlander’s work and it will be unveiled to the public in... Read more
Posted on 15 May 2016 CULTURE -
The Holy Busker
Mr Walker and I often joke that if you legitimately want to show boobs in a painting, you can always call it 'Andromeda'. By hanging a classical or biblical... Read more
Posted on 06 May 2016 CULTURE -
The Song of the Trousers
While pottering about with research, I came across an interesting little story which I shall share with you. It concerns Ann and Emily Lockyer, mother and... Read more
Posted on 29 April 2016 CULTURE -
Kiss Me, I'm 5!
Well, look, this is getting ridiculous! This nonsense has been going on now for five years and for some reason you lovely people have been good enough to... Read more
Posted on 25 April 2016 CULTURE -
Charlotte Brontë, 21st April 1816
Happy Charlotte Brontë day! Today marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of the author of Jane Eyreand to celebrate I bring you a bit of a mystery…Charlotte... Read more
Posted on 21 April 2016 CULTURE -
Splendid Lecture at Leighton House - Special Offer!
You will remember that a month or so ago I reviewed the gorgeous exhibition that is currently on at Leighton House. Well, the splendid people at Leighton House... Read more
Posted on 13 April 2016 CULTURE -
Movie Night: Les Sœurs Brontë
Are you looking for suggestions for a film for this evening? Looking for something to curl up in front of with some chocolate, a positive mental attitude and... Read more
Posted on 11 April 2016 CULTURE -
Review: Marie Spartali Stillman at the Watts Gallery
The last review of this week comes from one of the most eagerly awaited exhibitions of this year. Although I obviously relish the chance to go to large-scale... Read more
Posted on 08 April 2016 CULTURE -
Review: The Rise and Fall of the English Switzerland
Second review of the week, and I've been out and about visiting a new exhibition on the English Switzerland, something I did not know about before. Not only... Read more
Posted on 07 April 2016 CULTURE -
Review: Julia Margaret Cameron's 'fancy Subjects'
This is the first of three reviews I'll be posting this week, and I'm starting with a weighty, intelligent new book on Julia Margaret Cameron... Read more
Posted on 06 April 2016 CULTURE -
Blind Mary Gilbert (or Life After Julia Margaret Cameron)
One of the most complicated things to work out when writing a biography of a model is what happens to your subject after they stop modelling. Paull F. Read more
Posted on 29 March 2016 CULTURE -
Six Degrees of Agnes Mangles
As I have said before, I have a particular fondness for this photograph by Julia Margaret Cameron...Vivien and Merlin (1874)It seems very apparent from... Read more
Posted on 22 March 2016 CULTURE -
World Poetry Day 2016: Portrait of Sophie Gray
Here we are on World Poetry Day again and I have written a poem inspired by the famous and wonderful portrait of Sophie Gray, painted by her brother-in-law, Joh... Read more
Posted on 21 March 2016 CULTURE -
Book Review: The Testament of Sophie Dawes
I've been very lucky with books to review of late and have had the pleasure of bringing you some marvellous non-fiction books, with yet more to come. Read more
Posted on 16 March 2016 CULTURE -
Book Review: Pre-Raphaelites, Beauty and Rebellion
You probably know that Liverpool have a massive Pre-Raphaelite exhibition on at present. Pre-Raphaelites: Beauty and Rebellion is currently running at the Walke... Read more
Posted on 11 March 2016 CULTURE