Study Days are currently being replaced by half day ONLINE Zoom programmes involving two lectures which will provide an opportunity for a subject to be examined in greater depth.
Members will be sent an email invitation containing the Zoom login information for the event.
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Friday 12 November 2021 – Women in art: Gentileschi to Emin
Lecturer: Lynne Gibson
Booking Months: To be confirmed
Cost: To be advised
Location: Letcombe Regis Village Hall, OX12 9LJ
Until the 1970s, an Art History student could well believe there were no women artists in the entire history of Western Art. Research over the past few decades has changed the subject of Art History and the Art we see in galleries and museums. This lecture will discover Old Mistresses and look at contemporary women artists from Artemesia Gentileschi to Tracey Emin.
Friday 18 February 2022 – William Morris: The Man behind the famous Floral Designs
Lecturer: Fiona Rose
Booking Months: To be confirmed
Cost: To be advised
Location: Letcombe Regis Village Hall, OX12 9LJ
William Morris (1834-1896) was the single most influential designer of the nineteenth century. When he was dying, his physician said “He is dying of being William Morris, of having lived the life of ten men in the body of one”. This Study Day takes a look at the man behind the famous floral designs.
by Frederick Hollyer
sepia-toned platinotype print, 1874 -NPG x11881
