British School at Rome
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 The British School at Rome, designed by SirEdwin Lutyens | |
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| Established | 1901 |
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| Coordinates | 41°55′06″N12°28′52″E/ 41.9183°N 12.4812°E |
| Type | Research centre Humanities and visual arts |
| Director | Abigail Brundin(2021–present) |
| President | Princess Alexandra |
| Website | bsr |
TheBritish School at Rome(BSR) is a British interdisciplinary research centre supporting the arts, humanities and architecture established in Rome. Historical and archaeological study are at the core of its activities.
History
[edit]The British School at Rome (BSR) was established in 1901 and granted a UKRoyal Charterin 1912. Its mission is "to promote knowledge of and deep engagement with all aspects of the art, history and culture of Italy by scholars and fine artists from Britain and the Commonwealth, and to foster international and interdisciplinary exchange."[1]
Following theInternational Exhibition of Artin Rome in 1911, the site of theEdwin Lutyens-designed British Pavilion in theValle Giuliawas granted to the UK on condition that it be used exclusively as a British research centre for archaeology, history and the fine arts. In 1916, after significant adaptation by Lutyens, the BSR moved into what is still its home.[1]In 2002, a purpose-built lecture theatre and gallery spaces, designed byHugh Petterand sponsored by theSainsbury family,were opened byPrincess Alexandra.[2]The BSR is immediately adjacent to theVilla Borghese gardensand theGalleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna.
Awards and fellowships
[edit]The BSR awards residential scholarships and fellowships to artists and scholars from theCommonwealthfor periods of three to twelve months. The awardees live in the BSR building and have access to its specialist reference library.[3]Recipients of the fine art awards are provided with studio and workshop facilities.[4]
Awards, based on an open access application system, are made in the following fields: Archaeology of Italy and the Mediterranean;Late AntiqueandMedieval History;RenaissanceandEnlightenment studies;Modern Italian Studies;Architectural History;ArchitectureincludingLandscape Architecture;contemporaryvisual artspractice.[5]
Fine Arts awards
[edit]- Abbey Fellowship in Painting(three-month residency)
- Abbey Scholarship in Painting(nine-month residency)[6]
- Arts Council of Northern Ireland Fellowship(three-month residency)
- Augusta Scholarship (three-month residency)
- TheBridget RileyFellowship (six-month residency)
- BSR Wallace New Zealand Residency (three-month residency)
- Conseil des Arts et des Lettres, Québec Residency(three-month residency)
- Creative Wales – British School at Rome Fellow (three-month residency)
- Derek Hill Foundation Scholarship(three-month residency)[7]
- Helpmann Academy Resident (three-month residency)
- National Art School, Sydney, Resident(three-month residency)[7]
- Rome Fellowship in Contemporary Art(three-month residency)
- Rome Prize in Architecture(six-month residency)
- Sainsbury Scholarship in Painting and Sculpture(one-year residency)[8]
- Scholars' Prize in Architecture (three-month residency)
Humanities awards
[edit]- Balsdon Fellowship(three-month senior fellowship)
- Hugh Last Fellowship(three-month senior fellowship)
- Paul Mellon Centre Rome Fellowship(three-month senior fellowship)
- Coleman-Hilton Scholarship(University of Sydney) (six-month residency)
- CRASSH–BSR Research Fellow (with funding from the Isaac Newton Fund) (six-month residency)
- Giles Worsley Rome Fellowship(three-month residency)
- Henry Moore Foundation – BSR Fellowship in Sculpture (three-month residency)
- John Murray / Keats – Shelley Memorial Association Creative Writing Resident (three-month residency)
- Judith Maitland Memorial Award (three-month residency)
- Macquarie Gale Rome Scholarship(six-month residency)
- Mougins Museum Rome Awards(three-month residency)
- Rome Award(three-month residency)
- Rome Fellowship(nine-month residency)
Governance and leadership
[edit]The British School at Rome is one of the sponsored institutes of theBritish Academy,whilst maintaining itself as an autonomous body.[11]It receives financial support from the British Academy, award sponsors, private donors and its membership,[12]and is aregistered charityunder English law.[13]
The BSR is led by a Director, who has traditionally been a senior scholar in the fields of Classical history, art history, or archaeology.
List of directors
[edit]- Gordon McNeil Rushforth– First Director[14]
- SirHenry Stuart-Jones(1903–1905)[15]
- Thomas Ashby(1906–1925)[16]
- Bernard Ashmole(1925–1928)[17]
- Arthur Smith(1928–1930, 1932)[18]
- Ian Richmond(1930–1932)[19]
- Arthur Smith (1932) – Second term[18]
- Colin Hardie(1933–1936)[20]
- Ralegh Radford(1936–1939)[21]
- No director duringWorld War II(1939–1945)
- John Bryan Ward-Perkins(1946–1974)[22]
- DrDavid Whitehouse(1974–1984)[23]
- ProfessorDonald A. Bullough(1984) – Acting Director[24]
- ProfessorGraeme Barker(1984–1988)[25]
- ProfessorRichard Hodges(1988–1995)[26]
- ProfessorAndrew Wallace-Hadrill(1995–2009)[27]
- ProfessorChristopher Smith(2009–2017)[28]
- ProfessorStephen Milner(2017–2020)[29]
- ProfessorChris Wickham(2020 – September 2021)[30]
- ProfessorAbigail Brundin(September 2021 – present)
Notable alumni
[edit]Fine arts
[edit]- Gillian AyresRA
- Richard Billingham
- Marc Camille Chaimowicz
- Marvin Gaye Chetwynd
- Adam Chodzko[31]
- Judith Cowan (sculptor)
- Stephen FarthingRA[32]
- Denzil Forrester
- Bethan Huws
- Chantal Joffe
- Winifred Knights
- Julian Opie
- Cornelia ParkerRA
- Eddie Peake
- Elizabeth Price
- Laure Prouvost
- John SkeapingRA
- Bob and Roberta SmithRA
- Emma StibbonRA[33]
- Daniel Sturgis
- Joe TilsonRA
- Mark Wallinger[34]
- Alison WildingRA[35]
- Cerith Wyn Evans
Humanities
[edit]- David AbulafiaFBA(Professor of Mediterranean History, University of Cambridge)
- Nicholas Cullinan(Director, National Portrait Gallery)
- Penelope Curtis(Director,Calouste Gulbenkian Museum,formerly Director ofTate Britain)
- Rose Ferraby(Director of Aldborough Roman Town Project)
- Nicholas PurcellFBA (Camden Professor of Ancient History, University of Oxford)
Bibliography
[edit]- T. P. Wiseman,A Short History of the British School at Rome,1990
- A. Wallace-Hadrill,The British School at Rome: One Hundred Years,2001
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abWallace-Hadrill, A., 2001.The British School at Rome: One Hundred Years,London: British School at Rome
- ^John, Richard, 2010.Robert Adam: The Search for a Modern Classicism,Images Publishing.
- ^"Walter, John, 2008. John Walter – British School at Rome".a-n.Retrieved1 March2012.
- ^"Kevin Mckay BSR blog".
- ^"Abbey Awards scholarships in painting".Archived fromthe originalon 14 January 2017.Retrieved24 March2014.
- ^"Abbey Scholarship website".
- ^ab"bsr.ac.uk – the British School at Rome".
- ^"Linbury Trust".linburytrust.org.uk.
- ^"BSR Fine arts awards".Archived fromthe originalon 7 November 2012.
- ^"BSR Humanities awards".Archived fromthe originalon 7 November 2012.
- ^"Academy-Sponsored Institutes".Archived fromthe originalon 13 March 2016.
- ^"Financial Support".
- ^"THE BRITISH SCHOOL AT ROME, registered charity no. 314176".Charity Commission for England and Wales.
- ^"History".The British School at Rome.Retrieved28 August2012.
- ^"STUART-JONES, Sir Henry".Who Was Who.A & C Black. December 2007.
{{cite web}}:Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^"ASHBY, Thomas".Who Was Who.A & C Black. December 2007.
{{cite web}}:Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^Boardman, John (2004). "Ashmole, Bernard (1894–1988)".Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.Oxford University Press.
{{cite web}}:Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ab"SMITH, Arthur Hamilton".Who Was Who.A & C Black. December 2007.
{{cite web}}:Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^"RICHMOND, Sir Ian".Who Was Who.A & C Black. December 2007.
{{cite web}}:Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^"HARDIE, Colin Graham".Who Was Who.A & C Black. May 2009.
{{cite web}}:Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^"RADFORD, (Courtenay Arthur) Ralegh".Who Was Who.A & C Black. May 2009.
{{cite web}}:Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^"WARD-PERKINS, John Bryan".Who Was Who.A & C Black. December 2007.
{{cite web}}:Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^"WHITEHOUSE, Dr David Bryn".Who's Who 2012.A & C Black. 2012.
{{cite web}}:Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^"BULLOUGH, Prof. Donald Auberon".Who Was Who.A & C Black. December 2007.
{{cite web}}:Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^"BARKER, Prof. Graeme William Walter".Who's Who 2012.A & C Black. 2012.
{{cite web}}:Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^"HODGES, Prof. Richard Andrew".Who's Who 2012.A & C Black. 2012.
{{cite web}}:Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^"Prof Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, OBE, FSA".People of Today.Debrett's. Archived fromthe originalon 20 June 2013.Retrieved28 August2012.
- ^"Staff and Fellows".The British School at Rome.Retrieved28 August2012.
- ^"British Academy welcomes new Director of the British School at Rome".British Academy.10 July 2017.Retrieved15 July2017.
- ^"Announcement to BSR staff and BSR Faculties – Appointment of Professor Chris Wickham as BSR Director"(PDF).bsr.ac.uk.5 November 2020.Retrieved19 November2020.
- ^"Adam Chodzko Speaks at MAXXI, 27 November".British School at Rome.Retrieved5 September2021.
- ^"Stephen Farthing | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts".www.royalacademy.org.uk.
- ^"Emma Stibbon | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts".www.royalacademy.org.uk.
- ^"Anthony Reynolds Gallery, Mark Wallinger biography".Archived fromthe originalon 24 March 2014.
- ^Press, O.U., 2012. Benezit Dictionary of British Graphic Artists and Illustrators, Oxford University Press.
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