by John Riordan | Jul 31, 2024 | Emanations
‘The Little Black Boy’ – taking stock: Blake, Race and Racism After the recent exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Chair of the Blake Society, Dr Sibylle Erle, explores the poem ‘The Little Black Boy’ and its implications for our understanding of...
by John Riordan | Jul 22, 2024 | Emanations
Sacred Visions: Blake and First Nations Peoples As part of St James’s Piccadilly’s Changing Our Minds initiative, Diane Pacitti explores the similarities between the visions of indigenous peoples and William Blake. He is such a familiar figure. That ancient,...
by John Riordan | Apr 23, 2024 | Emanations
Printing Blake in Houston Trustee of the Blake Society John Riordan writes about his experience printing with the replica Blake press at Rice University, Houston. Earlier this month I had the great privilege of heading to Houston (my first time in Texas) and...
by John Riordan | Mar 5, 2024 | Emanations
In Memory of Morris Eaves Trustees and friends of The Blake Society pay tribute to the late, great Morris Eaves. Morris Eaves was one of the most influential Blake scholars in the post-war period, both in terms of his original contributions to knowledge, but also...
by John Riordan | Mar 4, 2024 | Emanations
Open Letter to The Guardian An open letter to The Guardian in response to Jonathan Jones’ review of William Blake’s Universe at The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Dear Editor, We at The Blake Society are inspired by William Blake but we don’t live in the...
