York Castle Museum

Special Exhibitions

100 Years of Gifts

6 February 2010 - 3 May 2010

This exhibition  offers a fascinating snapshot of British art of the last century.

It will bring together works acquired by Yorkshire galleries with the support of the Contemporary Art Society.

Paintings, sculptures and photography from a wide range of well known British arts will be featured.

Pioneers of British Modernism such as David Bomberg, William Roberts and Henry Moore will be displayed alongside all types of art up to the Young British Artists including Sarah Lucas, Gillian Wearing and Tacita Dean.

Our lead image is the 1921 painting The Red Turban by Patrick Roberts from Sheffield Museums. Copyright the estate of J David Roberts and reproduced with permission from the Willliam Roberts Society.