Sean Cham
seancham.bsky.social
Sean Cham
@seancham.bsky.social
Art, Museums, and the British Empire
Thank you!
November 28, 2024 at 8:31 AM
Thank you!
November 28, 2024 at 7:50 AM
Thank you! Would love to hear your thoughts
November 28, 2024 at 7:49 AM
My first article has just been published open access. I write about imperial wealth, art collecting, and cultural patronage through the lens of a 19c family.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Inheriting Empire, Wealth, and Art: The Baring Family and London’s National Gallery in the Nineteenth Century
The Baring family was one of the most influential families in nineteenth-century Britain. They held great financial power through the merchant bank Baring Brothers, political influence as members o...
www.tandfonline.com
November 28, 2024 at 7:45 AM
Earlier this year, I had the wonderful opportunity to share bits of my PhD research (3:48-5:05) in this three-part documentary as part of the National Gallery’s bicentenary. Glad that it's finally made available to the general public.
Full Documentary: 200 Years of the National Gallery Ep1 - Foundations (1824-1900)
YouTube video by The National Gallery
youtu.be
November 18, 2024 at 5:14 PM
Could I be added too please, thank you
November 17, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Reposted by Sean Cham
CfP: 'The British Empire in the Art Gallery: Discourses, Practices, Publics'
📌NPG London, 27 Sept 2024
Deadline: 31 May

Join us to critically discuss the empire and the art gallery. Organised by @seancham.bsky.social and I.

See: tinyurl.com/beagworkshop
Pls share!
April 22, 2024 at 11:34 AM