With These Hands – Laing Art Gallery
With These Hands is the Laing Art Gallery’s newest exhibition exploring the representation of craft in paintings, drawings and prints.
Admire dispays of art produced from the 1750s onwards, which draw attention to the roles of hand crafts and workmanship over time.
From blacksmiths to industrial forges, drawing rooms to weaving sheds, this exhibition shows society’s changing attitudes towards craft and the growth of industry, with a particular focus on women’s lives.
Image: The Window Seat by George Frederick Watts (1861) © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
