“A great little man” Professor Richard George Hatton (1864-1926)
26th November at 12.30,
Learning Room at the Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne.
At a time when the Hatton Gallery is highlighting its significant collection of modern pictures and drawing attention to its role in art education and art practice in the post-war era, it seems appropriate to also refocus some attention back on the man who helped shape art education in Newcastle in the early twentieth century and in whose honour the gallery is named. Richard George Hatton came to the Newcastle Art School as its Second Master in 1890 but by the time of his death in 1926 he was its first Professor of Fine Art and had overseen its move into its purpose-built King Edward VII School of Art with its own dedicated museum/gallery space. Hatton was instrumental in developing the School of Art into a centre of degree-awarding fine art and craft education and some of his own collection of art works are regarded as the foundation of the Hatton Gallery’s art collection. This talk will highlight the contribution to art education of the person who gave the gallery its name, described by a former student, on learning
of his death, as “a great little man”.
Melanie Stephenson has a PhD in Fine Art/Art History from Newcastle University, awarded in 2020. Her research has been focused on the origins, rationale and role of the Hatton Gallery Collection formed by Professor Lawrence Gowing for King’s College, University of Durham, from 1952 to 1957. Since 2020, supported by the award of an Association for Art History Scholarly Research Grant, Melanie has continued to undertake independent research related to this subject area.
To reserve a place for this talk, email hatton.friends@btinternet.com.
Please note, the talk is free for members and £5 for non-members.
Friends of the Hatton 