Kirsty Stonell Walker

LATEST ARTICLES ( 598 )

• 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

• Happy Birthday to Me! (again) (for the Sixth Time)

  

  Birthday felicitations upon each and every one of you lovely people because today is the sixth anniversary of The Kissed Mouth! It was way back in 2011 that I... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2017 CULTURE

• Review: Queer British Art 1861-1967

  

  This will be an imperfect review because I have tons of questions which I can't answer. We can have a discussion afterwards, or over on my Facebook page, but... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2017 CULTURE

• If You Want A Job Doing...

  

  One of my favourite paintings at the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery is this one...Judith (1887) Charles LandelleHer smoldering gaze brings to mind a silent movie... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2017 CULTURE

• Bad Hair Day

  

  Occasionally, you are just casually looking at Victorian art and you are struck by a picture. Possibly you are struck by its beauty, but sometimes you are just... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2017 CULTURE

• Joy is of the Will That Labours

  

  At this happy intersection between Women's History Month and St Patrick's Day, it seemed only right and proper that I did a post today on an Irish woman. Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2017 CULTURE

• Disrupt the Narrative

  

  Today marks the anniversary of Fanny Cornforth's death in 1909, at Graylingwell Asylum in West Sussex. I was trying to think of some aspect of Fanny's life... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2017 CULTURE

• Whispering in the Ear of Eternity

  

  Here's a quick post as part of my research around Julia Margaret Cameron's maid and model, Mary Hillier. I hope to include brief bio-sketches of other models wh... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2017 CULTURE

• Review: Victorians Undone

  

  This will be a review of two halves. I have very much been looking forward to reading Victorians Undone by Kathryn Hughes, mainly because it promised to have a... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2017 CULTURE

• Review: John Lockwood Kipling Exhibition and Catalogue

  

  If you had said 'Kipling' to me last year, I might have thought of this...Don't judge me.I would have definitely thought of this...Mmmm, cake... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2017 FAMILY

• The Death of Jane Morris

  

  Today marks the 103rd anniversary of the death of Jane Morris, Pre-Raphaelite muse, embroiderer and 'the brunette one' in the Charlie's Angels of Stunners. Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2017 CULTURE

• The Loneliness of a Long Distance Art Historian

  

  As you know, I have been helping out with the fundraising for a memorial for Fanny Cornforth (thanks to those of you who have donated and helped spread the... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2017 CULTURE

• Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen

  

  Damn it! My resident eleven year old has infected me with a really annoying ear-worm which I find myself singing under my breath in places like Lidls and John... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2017 CULTURE