The Burlington Magazine is a monthly publication that covers the fine and decorative arts of all periods. Established in 1903, it is the longest running art journal in the English language.[1] It has been published by a charitable organisation since 1986.[citation needed]
The magazine was established in 1903 by a group of art historians and connoisseurs which included Roger Fry, Herbert Horne, Bernard Berenson, and Charles Holmes. Its most esteemed editors [2] have been Roger Fry (1909–1919), Herbert Read (1933–1939), and Benedict Nicolson (1948–1978). The journal's structure was loosely based on its contemporary British publication The Connoisseur, which was mainly aimed at collectors and had firm connections with the art trade. The Burlington Magazine, however, added to this late Victorian tradition of market-based criticism new elements of historical research inspired by the leading academic German periodicals and thus created a formula that has remained almost intact to date: a combination of archival and formalist object-based art historical research juxtaposed to articles on collectors’ items and private collections, enlivened with notes on current art news, exhibitions and sales.[3] The lavishness of this publication almost immediately created financial troubles and in January 1905[4] Fry embarked on an American tour to find sponsorship to assure the survival of the journal,[5] which he had quickly recognized as a magazine for the developing study of art history.[6]
Contentedit
From its first editorial, The Burlington Magazine presented itself as synthesising opposing traditions – historicist versus aestheticism and academic versus commercial – by defining itself an exponent of "Austere Epicureanism".[7] Against the perceived "sameness" of the contemporary art panorama, The Burlington Magazine was to act as a disinterested guide, directing the public's attention to high-quality art on offer both on the market and on institutional settings and educating its readers on the elevating qualities of ancient art.[8]The Burlington Magazine editors and contributors were part of the institutional sphere of museums and academia and yet, unlike their German counterparts, they participated in the emerging world of the commercial galleries.[9] The magazine remained independent from any institution and yet it was instrumental in the establishment of academic art history in Britain: its dialectical dynamic between market and institution contributed to the creation of an original and multifaceted publication.[10]
The Burlington Magazine was founded as a journal of ancient art but already in its first decade, especially under the editorship of Fry articles on modern art became prominent. Topics covered in detail were: Paul Cézanne and Post-Impressionism in a debate between Fry and D. S. MacColl,[11] a debate on a bust of Flora ascribed to Leonardo da Vinci and later discovered to be a forgery, and the role of archival research in the art historical reconstruction, with contributions by Herbert Horne and Constance Jocelyn Ffoulkes.
The Burlington Magazine, especially in its first decades, was also preoccupied with the definition and development of formal analysis and connoisseurship in the visual arts and consistently observed, reviewed and contributed to the body of attributions to various artists, notably Rembrandt, Poussin, and Caravaggio.[12] The journal had also many notable contributions by visual artists on other artists, notably Walter Sickert on Edgar Degas.[13]
Productionedit
The journal is published monthly, and features a cross-section of writers.
The first issues of The Burlington Magazine were printed on high-quality paper, had a typeface designed by Herbert Horne[14] and were richly illustrated with black and white photographs, many by the arts and crafts photographer Emery Walker.[citation needed]
^T. Fawcett, 'Scholarly Journals', in: The Art Press – Two Centuries of Art Magazines, London, 1976, pp. 3–10, ISBN0-905309-00-6
^H. Rees Leahy. 'For Connoisseurs: The Burlington Magazine', in: Art History and its institutions, London and New York, 2002, pp. 231–245
^A. Burton, 'Nineteenth Century Periodicals', in: The Art Press – Two Centuries of Art Magazines, London, 1976, pp. 3–10, ISBN0-905309-00-6
^Sutton, Denys, Select Chronology--'Letters of Roger Fry ' ,Chatto and Windus, London, 1972 ISBN0701115998
^C. J. Holmes, Self and partners (Mostly self), London, 1936, pp. 213–34, ISBN1-4067-6927-4
^Sutton, Denys Introduction-'Letters of Roger Fry', Chatto and Windus,London, 1972 ISBN0701115998
^Anonymous, ‘Editorial Article’, The Burlington Magazine, 1 (March 1903), pp. 5–7
^A. Helmreich, ‘The Death of the Victorian Art Periodical’, Visual Resources, 26, no. 3, (September 2010), pp. 242–253
^T. Fawcett, 'Scholarly Journals', in: The Art Press – Two Centuries of Art Magazines, London, 1976, pp. 3–10, ISBN0-905309-00-6
^B. Pezzini, 'An open resource for scholars and a primary source for research: the Burlington Magazine online index', Art Libraries Journal,36, no. 3, (June 2011), pp.46–51
^R. Shiff: Cézanne and the End of Impressionism, Chicago, 1984, pp. 143–152
^B. Nicolson, 'The Burlington Magazine', Connoisseur, 191 (March 1976), pp. 180–183
^W. Sickert, 'Degas', The Burlington Magazine, 31 (November 1917), pp. 193–191
^"Fifty Years of The Burlington Magazine". The Burlington Magazine. Burlington Magazine Publications Ltd. 95 (600): 63–65. March 1953. JSTOR 871015.
^"Michael Hall appointed Editor of The Burlington Magazine" (PDF). burlington.org. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
^"Christopher Baker". British Art Network. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
External linksedit
Official website
Examples of articles
Online books page
February 16, 2024
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The Burlington Magazine is a monthly publication that covers the fine and decorative arts of all periods Established in 1903 it is the longest running art journal in the English language 1 It has been published by a charitable organisation since 1986 citation needed The Burlington MagazineDisciplineArtLanguageEnglishEdited byMichael HallPublication detailsHistory1903 presentPublisherThe Burlington Magazine PublicationsFrequencyMonthlyStandard abbreviationsISO 4 alt Bluebook alt1 alt2 NLM alt MathSciNet alt ISO 4Burlingt Mag IndexingCODEN alt alt2 JSTOR alt LCCN alt MIAR NLM alt ScopusISSN0007 6287JSTOR00076287LinksJournal homepage Online index Contents 1 History 2 Content 3 Production 4 Editors 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe magazine was established in 1903 by a group of art historians and connoisseurs which included Roger Fry Herbert Horne Bernard Berenson and Charles Holmes Its most esteemed editors 2 have been Roger Fry 1909 1919 Herbert Read 1933 1939 and Benedict Nicolson 1948 1978 The journal s structure was loosely based on its contemporary British publication The Connoisseur which was mainly aimed at collectors and had firm connections with the art trade The Burlington Magazine however added to this late Victorian tradition of market based criticism new elements of historical research inspired by the leading academic German periodicals and thus created a formula that has remained almost intact to date a combination of archival and formalist object based art historical research juxtaposed to articles on collectors items and private collections enlivened with notes on current art news exhibitions and sales 3 The lavishness of this publication almost immediately created financial troubles and in January 1905 4 Fry embarked on an American tour to find sponsorship to assure the survival of the journal 5 which he had quickly recognized as a magazine for the developing study of art history 6 Content editFrom its first editorial The Burlington Magazine presented itself as synthesising opposing traditions historicist versus aestheticism and academic versus commercial by defining itself an exponent of Austere Epicureanism 7 Against the perceived sameness of the contemporary art panorama The Burlington Magazine was to act as a disinterested guide directing the public s attention to high quality art on offer both on the market and on institutional settings and educating its readers on the elevating qualities of ancient art 8 The Burlington Magazine editors and contributors were part of the institutional sphere of museums and academia and yet unlike their German counterparts they participated in the emerging world of the commercial galleries 9 The magazine remained independent from any institution and yet it was instrumental in the establishment of academic art history in Britain its dialectical dynamic between market and institution contributed to the creation of an original and multifaceted publication 10 The Burlington Magazine was founded as a journal of ancient art but already in its first decade especially under the editorship of Fry articles on modern art became prominent Topics covered in detail were Paul Cezanne and Post Impressionism in a debate between Fry and D S MacColl 11 a debate on a bust of Flora ascribed to Leonardo da Vinci and later discovered to be a forgery and the role of archival research in the art historical reconstruction with contributions by Herbert Horne and Constance Jocelyn Ffoulkes The Burlington Magazine especially in its first decades was also preoccupied with the definition and development of formal analysis and connoisseurship in the visual arts and consistently observed reviewed and contributed to the body of attributions to various artists notably Rembrandt Poussin and Caravaggio 12 The journal had also many notable contributions by visual artists on other artists notably Walter Sickert on Edgar Degas 13 Production editThe journal is published monthly and features a cross section of writers The first issues of The Burlington Magazine were printed on high quality paper had a typeface designed by Herbert Horne 14 and were richly illustrated with black and white photographs many by the arts and crafts photographer Emery Walker citation needed Editors editRobert Dell March December 1903 Charles Holmes and Robert Dell January 1904 October 1906 Charles Holmes October 1906 September 1909 Harold Child Assistant Editor with the advice of a Consultative Committee October and November 1909 Roger Fry and Lionel Cust December 1909 December 1913 Roger Fry Lionel Cust and More Adey January 1914 May 1919 John Hope Johnstone July 1919 December 1920 Robert R Tatlock Early 1921 1933 Herbert Read 1933 1939 Albert C Sewter 1939 1940 Tancred Borenius 1940 1944 Edith Hoffmann Assistant Editor who ran the Magazine with advice from Read 1944 1945 Ellis Waterhouse acting editor the magazine was officially without an editor 1945 1947 Benedict Nicolson 1947 July 1978 Editorial Board of Directors August October 1978 Terence Hodgkinson November 1978 August 1981 Neil MacGregor September 1981 February 1987 Caroline Elam March 1987 July 2002 Andrew Hopkins August 2002 December 2002 Richard Shone and Bart Cornelis joint editors January 2003 March 2003 Richard Shone March 2003 September 2015 Frances Spalding September 2015 August 2016 15 Jane Martineau acting editor August 2016 May 2017 16 Michael Hall May 2017 December 2023 17 18 Christopher Baker January 2024 present 19 References edit T Fawcett Scholarly Journals in The Art Press Two Centuries of Art Magazines London 1976 pp 3 10 ISBN 0 905309 00 6 H Rees Leahy For Connoisseurs The Burlington Magazine in Art History and its institutions London and New York 2002 pp 231 245 A Burton Nineteenth Century Periodicals in The Art Press Two Centuries of Art Magazines London 1976 pp 3 10 ISBN 0 905309 00 6 Sutton Denys Select Chronology Letters of Roger Fry Chatto and Windus London 1972 ISBN 0701115998 C J Holmes Self and partners Mostly self London 1936 pp 213 34 ISBN 1 4067 6927 4 Sutton Denys Introduction Letters of Roger Fry Chatto and Windus London 1972 ISBN 0701115998 Anonymous Editorial Article The Burlington Magazine 1 March 1903 pp 5 7 A Helmreich The Death of the Victorian Art Periodical Visual Resources 26 no 3 September 2010 pp 242 253 T Fawcett Scholarly Journals in The Art Press Two Centuries of Art Magazines London 1976 pp 3 10 ISBN 0 905309 00 6 B Pezzini An open resource for scholars and a primary source for research the Burlington Magazine online index Art Libraries Journal 36 no 3 June 2011 pp 46 51 R Shiff Cezanne and the End of Impressionism Chicago 1984 pp 143 152 B Nicolson The Burlington Magazine Connoisseur 191 March 1976 pp 180 183 W Sickert Degas The Burlington Magazine 31 November 1917 pp 193 191 Fifty Years of The Burlington Magazine The Burlington Magazine Burlington Magazine Publications Ltd 95 600 63 65 March 1953 JSTOR 871015 Editors of The Burlington Magazine 1903 Present The Burlington Magazine The Burlington Magazine Michael Hall appointed Editor of The Burlington Magazine PDF burlington org 1 December 2016 Retrieved 5 July 2017 Christopher Baker British Art Network Retrieved 6 February 2024 External links editOfficial website Examples of articles Online books page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Burlington Magazine amp oldid 1204061388, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
