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A NEW exhibition exploring one of Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery's most admired artworks will open on Saturday
A
Fish Sale… Explored will take a fresh look at the well-known Newlyn
School painting A Fish Sale on a Cornish Beach by Stanhope Forbes.
The
exhibition will use the painting as its sole focus and will bring its
historic context to life with a selected range of objects and artefacts
including a study dating from 1884, on loan from Penlee House Gallery
and Museum, Penzance; letters from Forbes to his mother from Tate
collections; a model of the Mount's Bay lugger The Mystery, on loan
from the Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro and an exhibition catalogue for
the 1885 Royal Academy Exhibition where A Fish Sale on a Cornish Beach
was first seen by the public.
The
exhibition will also incorporate preserved fish specimens from the
Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery's own natural history collections.
There
will be an interactive area for children and families with dressing up
costumes and other activities including a chance to compose your own
Fish Sale.
'A Fish Sale On A Cornish Beach' is one
of the museum's most popular artworks and is usually displayed
alongside other Newlyn School paintings that the Museum owns.
The
exhibition will be backed by a full events and activities programme
including lunchtime talks on September 2, 16 and 23 and workshops.
A
Fish Sale… Explored will be on display at Plymouth City Museum and Art
Gallery from Saturday, July 26, until Saturday, November 1. Opening
hours are 10am to 5.30pm Tuesday to Friday and 10am to 5pm Saturday and
Bank Holiday Mondays. Admission is free.
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