British Art Ceramics: By Design and Example

Focusing on The Johnston Collection's Felix Summerly’s Minton ceramic statue (1860) as a point of departure, this lecture highlights the importance of British ceramics in the design reform movement of the second half of the 19th century.

Known as art manufactures, primary examples were transmitted to Melbourne through the displays at the International Exhibitions and the influence of the South Kensington Museum in London (now the V&A) and its projects.

Dr Andrew Montana researches, writes and lectures on the interrelationship between the fine, decorative and architectural arts, specialising in the 19th and 20th centuries.