To publish outstanding original research on British art (interpreted in the widest sense), adopting all approaches to the discipline, and with a particular view to seeing British art in a wider international context. To encourage and support the work of younger scholars.
Main articles are usually 3,000 – 7,500 words, but it is a policy of the journal to consider longer articles up to 20,000 words; shorter articles up to 3,000 words.
Research articles will be refereed.
Not less than 88pp editorial plus advertising, art gloss paper 130 gsm in black and white and colour; cover 300 gsm two-colour laminated gloss; perfect bound.
The British Art Journal is published three times a year. It was founded in Autumn 1999, with two issues in the first volume, but there have been three in each volume since then. The volumes appear annually, although in practice the issues may run over into a following calendar year, which does not affect the subscription entitlement of three issues per subscription.
Editor: Robin Simon
Art Director: David N Hodgson
Associate Editor (Reviews): Simon Poë
Associate Editor (Books): Martin Hopkinson
Consultant Editor (USA): John Wilson
Advertising: David N Hodgson
Anna Leafing through a Folder of Prints by Laura Theresa Alma-Tadema (née Epps) (1852–1909), 1874. Oil on panel, 11.3 x 31.4 cm. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. See Recovering Anna Alma-Tadema (1867–1943) on pp32-43.
This months featured article is Southwark Fair by William Hogarth (1697–1764) does show Southwark Fair by Robin Simon
EDITORIAL
2 | The Berger Prize 2021: Winner
RESEARCH
3 | Alessio Costarelli
Dancing Girl statues by Antonio Canova (1757–1822) belonging to Lord Londonderry
A new document and some hypotheses
8 | Robert LS Cowley
The shock of the new
William Hogarth (1697–1764) and the influence of Isaac Newton (1642–1727) and his followers
29 |Alex Grafen
Paul Nash (1889–1946) in Voices
Two unremarked articles
32 | Susie Beckham
Recovering Anna Alma-Tadema (1867–1943)
44 | David Platzer
In quest of Harold Acton (1904–1994)
57 | Richard Coppin
Aspiration, display, and misfortune
The Old Bond Street townhouse of Tilly Kettle (1735–1786)
48 | Jenny Brownrigg & Susannah Thompson
Early Eardley
A reconsideration of Joan Eardley (1921–1963) (1872–1945)
80 | Robin Simon
Southwark Fair by William Hogarth (1697–1764) does show Southwark Fair