To coincide with our current exhibition about Arthur Dooley at LJMU Special Collections & Archives we will be holding an event from 4:30pm on Friday 29th March.
Come along to learn more about the Liverpool Sculptor and his work, and to find out about the work that has been taking place recently to increase his profile, repair some of his work in the public domain and to celebrate his legacy.
Programme
Informal arrival and refreshments from 4:30pm
Talks:
Tom Calderbank Introduction to Arthur Dooley and his work
Bob Gaunt Situating Arthur Dooley as a Social Realist Artist in the context of the Battle for Realism, and Pope John XXIII’s Catholic social teaching
Tom Calderbank Saving the Black Christ
Followed by opportunity for questions and discussion
If you would like to attend on 29th March please book at Eventbrite, email archives@ljmu.ac.uk or phone 0151 231 3241
The Arthur Dooley Archive is accessible by request in our Special Collections & Archives Reading Room, open 10am-4pm Monday-Friday. For more information see our webpages at www.ljmu.ac.uk/library/archives or email archives@ljmu.ac.uk
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Arthur Dooley wonderfull proper artist , was then , is now , created more interest in art than any body , liverpool city council should nave grabbed him with both arms , he was the answer to most of thier problems on the street , i would say to all of his critics and the eleven pluss brigade , his work was art , and beats a pile of bricks any day , well done mate
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Thanks for your interest! This post is from 2019, but we’re still working on Arthur Dooley’s archive collections and some interns this year did a trail of his works. You can read about it here: https://ljmuarchives.wordpress.com/2024/04/02/rediscovering-arthur-dooley/
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