Leighton House reading list

Articles available at the RIBA Library:

Stell, C.F.. Leighton House, Kensington, Archaeological Journal, cxiv for 1957/1959, p. 122-125<</p>

Aslet, Clive. 'Art is here': The Islamic Perspective exhibition at Leighton House, London, Country life, vol. 173, no. 4478, 1983 Jun 16, p. 1642-1643

Best, Alastair. Adding lustre to Leighton, Designers’ Journal, no. 40, September 1988, p. 86-87

Jones, Stephen. Lord Leighton's palace of art, Antiques, vol. 135, no. 6, June 1989, p. 1466-1475

Porter, Venetia. William De Morgan and the Islamic tiles of Leighton House, Decorative Arts Society Journal, no. 16, 1992, p. 76-79

Leighton House Museum; Architect (1863): George Aitchison, Period House and its Garden, no. 41, January 1995, p. 16-17

Findlater, Julia and others. Frederic, Lord Leighton 1830-1896. A centenary celebration, Apollo, Special issue, vol. 143, no. 408, February 1996, p. 3-74

British Design 1948–2012: Innovation in the Modern Age

31 March–12 August 2012

Showcasing over 300 British design objects, this exhibition celebrates the best of British post-war art and design from the 1948 ‘Austerity Games' to the summer of 2012.

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Study of nude sitting on a sofa, by Baron Frederic Leighton (Custom print)

Study of nude sitting on a sofa, by Baron Frederic Leighton (Custom print)

Study of nude sitting on a sofa, by Baron Frederic Leighton (A4 Print, Satin Finish)

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Event - Subsidy, Patronage & Sponsorship : Theatre and Performance Culture in Uncertain Times

Thu 19 July 2012–Sat 21 July 2012

CONFERENCE: The V&A and the University of Reading are organising an international conference related to the major AHRC project, ‘Giving Voice to the Nation': the Arts Council of Great Britain and the development of theatre and Performance in Britain 1945-1995.

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