Decision details

OD/21/24 Loan of objects from the Ipswich Borough Council collections

Decision Maker: Officer Decision

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

Gainsborough’s House are nearing the end of a NLHF funded major redevelopment project which seeks to create a national centre for Gainsborough’s work.

 

Gainsborough’s House state that through their re-opening exhibition they wish to be able to convincingly show Thomas Gainsborough as a landscape artist and have requested the loan of two works to support this:-

 

• IPSMG: R.1982.91 Cottage Door with Girl and Pigs, by Thomas Gainsborough

• IPSMG: R.1982.90 Country Cart Crossing a Ford by Thomas Gainsborough

 

Loan to commence: 25th November 2021

Loan ends: 8th July 2022

Decision:

The decision made is to agree this loan request. This loan provides an opportunity to continue a long-standing mutually beneficial relationship with Gainsborough’s House who confirm that through this exhibition they will point visitors to the Gainsborough works on display at Ipswich.

Publication date: 05/07/2021

Date of decision: 30/06/2021

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