Isabella McDonald
Cataloguer & Collections Assistant at Burgh House- Claim this Profile
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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French Limited working proficiency
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Italian Elementary proficiency
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Experience
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Burgh House
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United Kingdom
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Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
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1 - 100 Employee
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Cataloguer & Collections Assistant
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Jul 2022 - Present
Cataloguing 19th and 20th Century British art, photography and archival material. Researching and writing catalogue notes and short condition reports. Collection includes works by 20th Century British artists Daphne Charlton, George Charlton and Nancy Carline and numerous pictures by Victorian watercolourist Helen Allingham. Cataloguing 19th and 20th Century British art, photography and archival material. Researching and writing catalogue notes and short condition reports. Collection includes works by 20th Century British artists Daphne Charlton, George Charlton and Nancy Carline and numerous pictures by Victorian watercolourist Helen Allingham.
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Contributing Writer
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Nov 2022 - Present
Researching and writing articles on the art of the Pre-Raphaelites and their contemporaries for the 2023 issues of the society journal. Researching and writing articles on the art of the Pre-Raphaelites and their contemporaries for the 2023 issues of the society journal.
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Christie's
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United Kingdom
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Retail Luxury Goods and Jewelry
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700 & Above Employee
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Intern, 19th Century British and European Art
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Jan 2022 - Jul 2022
Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, British Drawings & Watercolours and 19th Century European Art departments. Researched the provenance, exhibition history and bibliography of upcoming lots. Researched and wrote catalogue notes. Confident using JDE for cataloguing. Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, British Drawings & Watercolours and 19th Century European Art departments. Researched the provenance, exhibition history and bibliography of upcoming lots. Researched and wrote catalogue notes. Confident using JDE for cataloguing.
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William Morris Gallery
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United Kingdom
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1 - 100 Employee
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Exhibition Assistant
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Aug 2020 - Mar 2021
Assisted with the exhibition 'Works in Progress: Design Drawings from our Collection' (Dec 2020- March 2021). Chose exhibits from the gallery's collection and decided on their placement within the temporary exhibition space. Researched and wrote information labels. Assisted with the exhibition 'Works in Progress: Design Drawings from our Collection' (Dec 2020- March 2021). Chose exhibits from the gallery's collection and decided on their placement within the temporary exhibition space. Researched and wrote information labels.
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Education
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Courtauld Institute of Art, U. of London
Bachelor of Arts - BA, History of Art -
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Language course, Italian in conjunction with History of Art -
University of Buckingham
Master of Arts - MA, Decorative Arts and Historic Interiors