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===Art=== Art [[Art museums|galleries]] in Oxford include the [[Ashmolean Museum]], the [[Christ Church Picture Gallery]], and [[Modern Art Oxford]]. [[William Turner (artist)|William Turner]] (aka "Turner of Oxford", 1789β1862), was a watercolourist who painted landscapes in the Oxford area. The [[Oxford Art Society]] was established in 1891. The later [[watercolourist]] and [[drafter|draughtsman]] [[Ken Messer]] (1931β2018) has been dubbed "The Oxford Artist" by some, with his [[architectural painting]]s around the city.<ref name="oxford-mail">{{cite news | url=https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/16276730.obituary-oxford-artist-ken-messer/ | title=Obituary: Oxford artist Ken Messer | newspaper=[[Oxford Mail]] | location=UK | date=7 June 2018 | access-date=18 October 2020 | archive-date=14 April 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414060512/https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/16276730.obituary-oxford-artist-ken-messer/ | url-status=live }}</ref> In 2018, ''The Oxford Art Book'' featured many contemporary local artists and their depictions of Oxford scenes.<ref>{{cite book| title=The Oxford Art Book: The City Through the Eyes of its Artists | editor-first=Emma | editor-last=Bennett | publisher=UIT Cambridge | date=2018 | isbn=978-1-906-860-84-4 }}</ref> The annual [[Oxfordshire Artweeks]] is well-represented by artists in Oxford itself.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.artweeks.org/festival/search?keys=Oxford&medium=All®ion=All | work=Artweeks 2020 | title=Oxford | publisher=[[Oxfordshire Artweeks]] | date=2020 | access-date=18 October 2020 | archive-date=19 October 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019073527/https://www.artweeks.org/festival/search?keys=Oxford&medium=All®ion=All | url-status=live }}</ref>
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