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17 January to 2 February 2012 Anna Lea Merritt’s Murals: Wall paintings in a Surrey Church

Interior of the church of St Martin’s, Blackheath in Surrey showing the murals

Anna Lea Merritt’s little known mural paintings of the life of Christ for the church of St Martin’s, Blackheath in Surrey, provide the focus of this exhibition. Merritt (1844-1930) was a successful and prolific artist, best known as the first female painter to have work purchased for the nation by the Chantrey Bequest (now the Tate collection). A pioneer in her day, she successfully ventured into the male dominated world of professional art. Olive Maggs’ book accompanying the exhibition celebrates the recent restoration and is the first study on the murals, examining both their iconography and the little known water-glass technique used in their making.

This exhibition of large photographs alongside studies, sketches and engravings will explore the mural paintings completed in 1895 by the American artist Anna Lea Merritt.

Open: Monday - Friday, 10am - 5pm, weekends by prior appointment
Admission: Free
Location: Lewis Elton Gallery, University of Surrey, GU2 7XH 01483 686641/ 689167
Website: The University of Surrey

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