Life in Pictures: Talk with Curator of Art Andrea Kusel

Life in Pictures — Andrea Kusel, Curator of Art, takes a closer look at some of the portraits displayed in the Troglodytes exhibition.

Troglodytes takes its name from the Paisley drinking club of the same
name and links the Victorian enthusiasm for creating taxonomies to Paisley’s collection of studio ceramics. The name evolved as a humorous reference to the dark, underground circumstance of the Terrace Tavern where the group met during the mid — later years of the 19th century. The exhibition will principally use Paisley’s collection of Victorian portraits in juxtaposition to its collection of studio ceramics, the idea being that a poetic connection between the portrait and the vessel might be felt.