Grand Reception Room, Windsor Castle, Royal Collection Trust

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What's It All About?

Laguna Art Museum executive director Malcolm Warner interviews Desmond Shawe-Taylor, Surveyor of the Queen’s Pictures.

The office of the Surveyor of the Queen’s Pictures is responsible for the care and maintenance of the Royal Collection of pictures owned by Queen Elizabeth II in an official capacity. The Royal Collection of the British Royal family is the largest private art collection in the world.

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About the Speaker

Desmond Shawe-Taylor

Shawe-Taylor was educated at Shrewsbury School, University College, Oxford, and the Courtauld Institute of Art in London. He was a lecturer in the History of Art Department of the University of Nottingham from 1979 to 1996, and director of Dulwich Picture Gallery from 1996 to 2005, when he was succeeded by Ian Dejardin. He has published several books: Genial Company: The Theme of Genius in Eighteenth-century British Portraiture, 1987; The Georgians: Eighteenth-century Portraiture and Society, 1990; Dramatic Art: Theatrical Paintings from the Garrick Club, 1997; Rembrandt to Gainsborough: Masterpieces from Dulwich Picture Gallery, 1999; Shakespeare in Art, 2003; Bruegel to Rubens: Masters of Flemish Painting, 2007; and The Conversation Piece: Scenes of Fashionable Life, 2009.

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Recent Happenings

Upcoming Events

Sep 20, 2024
4-7:00 p.m.

Art Workshop: Figure Drawing

Join Peter Zokosky, Chair of MFA Drawing + Painting at LCAD, for a figure drawing workshop. Learn the basics and build on your knowledge of how to draw the human form with a live model. Supplies included with purchase of ticket.
Sep 22, 2024
11:00 a.m.

Jay DeFeo: Trees Opening Conversation

Guest curator Rochelle Steiner will be joined by Leah Levy, executive director of The Jay DeFeo Foundation, to discuss the artist’s career in a conversation focused on the works featured in the exhibition Jay DeFeo: Trees.

Oct 06, 2024
1:00 p.m.

Fred Tomaselli: Second Nature Opening Conversation

Artist Fred Tomaselli will discuss his work, including his unique approach to creating collage-based resin paintings and his engagement with topics such as global warming, the impact of the pandemic, and today’s most pressing social issues.

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