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Keswick Museum to open new exhibition

by Jacob Colley
12/11/2021
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Durden, James; Betty; Keswick Museum and Art Gallery
Durden, James; Betty; Keswick Museum and Art Gallery

Keswick Museum is launching a new exhibition exploring the work of two local artists.

Betty’s Back!: The work of James and Betty Durden will be a 1920s extravaganza, centred around the return of the star painting ‘Betty ’by James Durden.

The painting is the largest in the museum’s collection at six feet tall and has been away for conservation reasons. Supported by funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Betty’s Back! will explore James’s life and works in the context of the 1920s, when the portrait was painted, and will also reveal artwork by Betty Durden Green for the first time.

The museum will be displaying its complete James Durden collection, and the exhibition will feature loans from private collections. Two paintings on loan from the Durden family show local scenes of Millbeck, where James lived for many years.

James painted his iconic portraits of his daughter, Betty, during the 1920s and they capture the spirit of the Jazz Age. The exhibition will explore the paintings in the context of the time, and give visitors the full Roaring 20s experience, with Charleston dance lessons in the gallery, dressing up, and a range of 1920s-inspired craft activities.

Budding artists can take part in Durden Doodle Days, and you can learn how to make your own flapper dress at the 1920s Sewing Bee.

Curator Nicola Lawson said: “We’re so excited to have Betty back on public display. James Durden is one of our key artists, and it’s been wonderful to discover Betty’s artwork, too.

We’re very grateful to the Durden family for their support in putting this exhibition together and hope it will be a joyful celebration of local art and history. We’re ready to Charleston!”

Keswick Museum is open every day from 10am to 4pm. Betty’s Back! opens on November 20 and runs until May 22.

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