To celebrate the publication of Turner and Leeds: Image of Industry, a new book exploring the art of J. M. W. Turner and the Industrial Revolution in Leeds, West Yorkshire, Harewood House, outside Leeds, is exhibiting some of Turner's best paintings in a brand new exhibition. Town and Country; Turner, Harewood and Leeds will showcase Turner's images of Harewood, many of which were commissioned by Viscount Lascelles (1764-1814). The exhibition focuses on Turner's use of figures in the landscape, and is the first opportunity for some time to see Turner's paintings of Harewood House and the Harewood estate together. To find out more about the exhibition, click here. To find out more about the book, click here.
The exhibition will also explore the relationship between Harewood and Leeds through a series of contemporary artists' projects in association with Project Space Leeds. See www.projectspaceleeds.org.uk for more.
