Petra ten-Doesschate Chu discusses "Interaction and ‘Interfacing’ in Lawrence Alma Tadema’s Portrait of Ignacy Jan Paderewski.” Chu is Professor of Art History and Museum Studies and director of the M.A. in Museum Professions program within the department of Art, Music, and Design, at Seton Hall University.

Portraiture as Interaction: The Spaces and Interfaces of the British Portrait

Interaction and ‘Interfacing’ in Lawrence Alma Tadema’s Portrait of Ignacy Jan Paderewski

Recent scholarship on portraiture has become increasingly interested in its status as an interactive art form. Portraits often depict or invite an interactive relationship between sitters and spectators. In this conference, co-organized with the Yale Center for British Art, speakers explore this topic in relationship to British portraiture, of which The Huntington has an especially rich collection.

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Portraiture as Interaction: The Spaces and Interfaces of the British Portrait