Jill Cook Explained

Jill Cook
Occupation:Museum curator
Workplaces:British Museum
Notable Works:Ice Age Art, The Swimming Reindeer

Jill Cook, (born 1954) is a British museum curator who is the acting Keeper of the Department of Britain, Europe and Prehistory at the British Museum. She curates the collection of European Prehistory and is a specialist in Ice Age art[1] and the archaeology of human evolution.

Career

Cook joined the British Museum in 1986 as the curator of European Prehistory, becoming Deputy Keeper and is presently the Acting Keeper (head of department) of Britain, Europe and Prehistory.[2] Cook was elected a member of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1990.[3]

Ice Age Art

Cook curated the exhibition Ice Age art: arrival of the modern mind at the British Museum in 2013.[4] The exhibition was a surprise success[5] for the British Museum, which extended its run,[6] despite the fact that it had struggled to attract sponsorship.[7] Ice Age art attracted large visitor numbers and good reviews.[8] [9] [10] [11] Cook used art by Picasso, Degas, Mondrian, and Matisse, as well as work by modern artists such as Ghislaine Howard in combination with Ice Age artefacts to examine the development of western art.[12]

Ice Age art was transformed into a new exhibition called Art in the age of Altamira at the Fundación Botín, Santander in late 2013.[13]

The Lampedusa Cross

The Lampedusa Cross[14] was acquired by Cook for the British Museum in 2015. It was made and donated by Francesco Tuccio, a carpenter who created crosses from the wreck of a boat which sank on 11 October 2013 off the coast of Lampedusa resulting in the deaths of 311 people.[15] [16] In 2021 the cross was temporarily loaned to Hastings Museum and Art Gallery.[17]

Living with Gods

Cook curated the exhibition Living with gods: peoples, places and worlds beyond at the British Museum in 2017–2018.[18] [19] [20] [21] The exhibition was part of a series of related projects produced by the British Museum and the BBC, including the BBC Radio 4 series Living with the Gods.[22]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Origins of Art The Warburg Institute. warburg.sas.ac.uk. en. 2018-03-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20190224001921/https://warburg.sas.ac.uk/whats-on/events/origins-art. 24 February 2019. dead.
  2. Web site: Cook. Jill. Jill Cook. Linkedin. 9 March 2018.
  3. Web site: Fellows Directory - Society of Antiquaries. www.sal.org.uk. en. 2018-03-09.
  4. Web site: Art of the Ice Age: The Modern Mind. YouTube. 9 March 2018.
  5. Web site: Jill Cook - Archaeology, The University of York. www.york.ac.uk. EN. 2018-03-09.
  6. Web site: JILL COOK :: ICE AGE ART DROME magazine. www.dromemagazine.com. 2018-03-09.
  7. News: A British Museum exhibition given an icy response by sponsors is hit. Evening Standard. 2018-03-09. en-GB.
  8. News: Ice Age Art, British Museum, review. Daily Telegraph. Dorment. Richard. 2013-02-04. 2018-03-09. en-GB. 0307-1235.
  9. News: The modern mind. The Economist. en. 2018-03-09.
  10. Web site: Kohn . Marek . 2013-02-06 . Ice Age Art: Arrival of the Modern Mind, British Museum, London . subscription . 2018-03-09 . . en-GB.
  11. Web site: Ice age art at the British Museum was crafted by 'professional' artists. Higgins. Charlotte. 2013-01-24. the Guardian. en. 2018-03-09.
  12. News: Ice Age Art : Dr Jill Cook - Curator of European Prehistory at the British Museum. Bradshaw Foundation. 2018-03-09. en.
  13. Web site: Exhibition El arte en la época de Altamira / Art in the age of Altamira. www.fundacionbotin.org. en. 2018-03-09.
  14. Web site: The Lampedusa Cross. The British Museum. 9 March 2018.
  15. News: How Lampedusa migrant memorial reached British Museum. Kirby. Emma Jane. 2016. BBC News. 2018-03-09. en-GB.
  16. Web site: A crafted act of kindness - Crafts Council. www.craftscouncil.org.uk. 2018-03-09.
  17. News: Mills . Eleanor . 31 August 2021 . Festival of Sanctuary announces Lampedusa Cross loan to Hastings . museums Association News . 31 August 2021.
  18. Web site: Living with gods: peoples, places and worlds beyond. The British Museum. 9 March 2018.
  19. Web site: Living with gods: peoples, places and worlds beyond British Museum (Gods) Stagetext. www.stagetext.org. en. 2018-03-09.
  20. Web site: Prehistoric Lion Man points towards earliest notions of religion in new British Museum show. www.theartnewspaper.com. 2018-03-09.
  21. News: VIDEO: "Living with gods" exhibition inspired by Faith in Birmingham Gallery, says curator. 2018-01-19. Birmingham Eastside. 2018-03-09. en-US.
  22. Web site: Living With The Gods - BBC Radio 4. BBC. en-GB. 2018-03-09.

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