J. M. W. Turner | State of the Field Symposium (Day 1)

This two-day symposium considered the state and meaning of scholarship on J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851), one of Britain’s most celebrated artists. Thinking through the extensive Turner historiography, the symposium explored some of the key ideas, underlying assumptions, and future directions of research. 

The program for the first day included a welcome by Courtney J. Martin, Yale Center for British Art, and introduction by Lucinda Lax, Yale Center for British Art. The keynote featured Amy Concannon, Tate Britain, in conversation with Richard Johns, University of York, moderated by Tim Barringer, Yale University. There were two panel presentations: "Works on Paper and in the Environment" and "Sharing Turner."

The full symposium schedule, speaker biographies, and abstracts are available for download here. 

The recording of the second day of the symposium may be viewed here.