Word of Mouth
Word of Mouth
BBC Radio 4
Andrew Graham-Dixon on the naming of art movements
27 minutes Posted May 17, 2016 at 3:30 pm.
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Michael Rosen and art critic Andrew Graham-Dixon take a tour through the naming of art movements. Surrealism, Impressionism, the Renaissance, the Pre-Raphaelites, Modern, Contemporary - how did they get their names and what does that tell us? Which terms have entered the language? With linguist Dr Laura Wright.

Producer Beth O'Dea.