YCBA Exhibitions

Eva Heitmann, age 9, and the artist Nicola Hicks discuss works featured in the exhibition Sculpture by Nicola Hicks, at the Yale Center for British Art (November 14, 2013 – March 9, 2014). This exhibition has been organized by the Center and selected by Nicola Hicks in conjunction with Martina Droth, Associate Director of Research and Education, and Curator of Sculpture, with the assistance of Lars Kokkonen, Postdoctoral Research Associate.

The artist Nicola Hicks and Lars Kokkonen, Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Yale Center for British Art, discuss Hicks’s work and the exhibition Sculpture by Nicola Hicks, on display at the Yale Center for British Art (November 14, 2013 – March 9, 2014). This exhibition has been organized by the Center selected by Nicola Hicks in conjunction with Martina Droth, Associate Director of Research and Education, and Curator of Sculpture, with the assistance of Lars Kokkonen.

Rosie Ibbotson, Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Yale Center for British Art, discusses the drawings that British sculptor Henry Moore made of the London Underground shelters during World War II. Works by Moore are found in the Yale Center for British Art as well as other Yale collections.

Rosie Ibbotson, Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Yale Center for British Art, discusses the drawings of sculptors Henry Moore and Anthony Caro. Works by Moore are in the collection of the Yale Center for British Art, which has also organized exhibition, Caro: Close Up.

Martina Droth, Associate Head of Research and Education, and Curator of Sculpture at the Yale Center for British Art, discusses the work of and relationship between American sculptor David Smith and British sculptor Anthony Caro. Both artists are represented in the collection of the Yale University Art Gallery and relate to the Center's exhibition, "Caro: Close Up", on view from October 18-December 30, 2012.

Artist Anthony Caro and Julius Bryant, Keeper of Word & Image, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, discuss Caro's career and exhibition, Caro: Close Up, at the Yale Center for British Art (October 18 - December 30, 2012).

Martina Droth, Head of Research and Curator of Sculpture at the Yale Center for British Art, discusses the exhibition "Caro: Close Up," on view through December 30, 2012.

A copy of Haydn's first string quartets was part of the cargo of the British merchant ship, the "Westmorland", which was captured by the French in 1779 and later purchased by King Carlos III of Spain. Inventories from the "Westmorland" tell us that the ship carried hundreds of musical scores like this, belonging to Grand Tourists and their tutors. It is evidence of the significant role that amateur music making played in the recreation and social activities of young men on the Grand Tour. Here we have the Kodaly Quartet performing String Quartet No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 1, "Presto" and "Minuet". The original score, printed in 1764, can be seen at the Yale Center for British Art through January 13, 2013.

In 1779, the "Westmorland" - a British ship laden with works of art acquired by young travelers on the Grand Tour - was captured by two French warships. It was declared a prize of war, and the works of art and books were sold to Carlos III of Spain. On board was a copy of Moliere's plays, first printed in 1762, which belonged to Sir John Henderson. "Les Femmes Savantes" (The Learned Ladies) was one of Moliere's most popular comedies. Here, two actors from the Yale School of Drama perform Act I, Scene I between two sisters, Henriette and Armande. You can see the original in the exhibition through January 13, 2013.

Scott Wilcox, Chief Curator of Art Collections at the Yale Center for British Art, discusses the portrait of Francis Bassett by Pompeo Batoni, on view in the exhibition, "The English Prize: The Capture of the 'Westmorland,' An Episode of the Grand Tour."

Scott Wilcox, Chief Curator of Art Collections at the Yale Center for British Art, discusses "The English Prize: The Capture of the 'Westmorland,' An Episode of the Grand Tour," on view at the Center through January 13, 2013.