| Ref No | 2016.1/B/22 |
| Level | File |
| Extent | 10 items |
| Title | Preparatory work for 'Blank Canvas' |
| Date | [2011] |
| Description | Images of the Central Hall at Wallington Hall, Northumberland used in preparation for a coloured drawing of the room entitled 'Blank Canvas'. The work formed part of a group exhibition entitled 'Unfinished Business' at Wallington Hall, Northumberland in 2011. Includes the following: an image of the Central Hall cut out from a [visitors guide ?] with the ceiling having been cut away [/1]; a digital colour copy of /1 overlaid with pencil grid lines and a blue cloudy sky painted in the space where the ceiling should be located [/2]; digital images of the Central Hall printed on to A4 paper, two with the ceiling having been cut away [/3-5]; digital images of the Central Hall printed on to watercolour paper, one with the ceiling having been cut away [/6-8]; a digital copy of the Central Hall printed on to watercolour paper with some architectural details painted over and a cloudy blue sky painted in the space where the ceiling should be located [/9]; and a watercolour sketch of a cloudy blue sky, overlaid with pencil grid lines and shaped to form the ceiling of the Central Hall [/10]. |
| Notes | The papers were identified and dated using David Dye's website (http://daviddye.co.uk/).
The exhibition 'Unfinished Business' at Wallington Hall marked the 200th anniversary of the birth of William Bell Scott, commissioned by Lady Pauline Trevelyan to decorate the Central Hall with scenes from Northumberland's history. Following the death of Lady Trevelyan in 1866, his plans for the Central Hall were left incomplete; 'Unfinished Business' was designed to explore this unfinished legacy. Dye's work 'Blank Canvas' references the Central Hall’s earlier incarnation as an open courtyard and imagines the space as a ‘blank canvas’ for William Scott Bell. The exhibition was curated by Chris Dorsett, Professor of Fine Art at Northumbria University and curator of the Divers Memories exhibitions, in which Dye exhibited several works. According to Dye's website, 'Blank Canvas' was given to the National Trust and now forms part of their permanent exhibited collection at Wallington Hall. |