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SUMMARY:Legend and Lustre: Jim Thompson and Thai Silk
DESCRIPTION:Jim Thompson arrived in Bangkok as a US army officer in 1945\, fell in love with it and stayed. Captivated by the beauty of Thai silk\, an ancient craft in decline\, he resuscitated it and made it famous\, creating costumes for films and embellishing his house\, which today is a museum. An aesthete and art  collector\, he created an exquisite home from six handcarved teakwood houses brought from the countryside and filled it with Asian art. Here he became a legendary host. This lecture tells the story of his achievements\, showing the intricate process of silk production and its illustrious heritage\, including royal robes and temple murals. It touches on films featuring his silks\, reveals his house and its art and reflects on a life that ended with his mysterious disappearance. \n  \n \n\nLecturer: Ms Denise Heywood BA (Hons) FRGS\nArt historian\, author\, lecturer\, photographer and journalist. Worked in Cambodia in the 1990s and has been a scholar of Southeast Asian art ever since. Her books include one on the Buddhist temples of Laos\, Ancient Luang Prabang and Laos\, also in French\, and Cambodian Dance Celebration of the Gods\, with a foreword by the daughter of King Sihanouk. Lectures for the Art Fund\, the School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London) on their post graduate Asian Art Course and for Madingley Hall (University of Cambridge); also for organisations such as the British Museum\, the Royal Society for Asian Affairs\, Asia House\, the National Trust\, the Royal Geographical Society and has lectured worldwide for universities\, museums\, colleges\, art institutions\, literary societies and travel organisations. She writes for many art\, literary and travel publications and has appeared on television and radio. She has led cultural tours to Southeast Asia and France for the Royal Academy\, the Art Fund\, Asia House and many more and lectures on cruise ships. A member of the Association of Southeast Asian Studies in the UK\, Asia House and the Royal Geographical Society. \n\n 
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/legend-and-lustre-jim-thompson-and-thai-silk/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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SUMMARY:A Photographic Odyssey: Shackleton’s Endurance Expedition 1914-1916
DESCRIPTION:Frank Hurley’s photographs are a visual narrative\, captured with great artistry\, of Ernest Shackleton’s ill-fated 1914-16 expedition to Antarctica and the epic story of survival which followed the loss of the Endurance. \nOn Ernest Shackleton’s third Antarctic expedition in 1914\, his ship\, the Endurance\, was trapped and eventually crushed in the pack ice. After camping for five months on the ice\, Shackleton’s men rowed to the remote Elephant Island. From there\, Shackleton sailed for help to South Georgia over 800 miles away. Over three months later he returned to rescue the crew of the Endurance. Frank Hurley\, one of the great photographers of the 20th century\, was the expedition’s official photographer. His photographs are a visual narrative of an epic journey which capture with great artistry new and amazing landscapes within which a remarkable human drama is played out. The aim of the lecture is to capture Hurley’s achievements as a photographer of the Antarctic in the first flush of human contact when it was still essentially terra incognita. \n\nThe Lecturer: Mr Mark Cottle BA\, MA \nBorn on the Isles of Scilly and educated at Truro School\, Cornwall\, and Birmingham University. His career has been spent in education and training at home and abroad. He has lectured at Exeter College on Medieval and Tudor history\, St Mark’s & St John’s University College\, Plymouth\, and at Bath University on Anglo Saxon and medieval England. Currently runs two small companies providing training and study breaks. \n 
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/a-photographic-odyssey-shackletons-endurance-expedition-1914-1916/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180301T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180301T123000
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SUMMARY:Women Behind the Lens - This Lecture had to be cancelled due to snow It has been rescheduled for the 6th of June 2019.
DESCRIPTION:Go to the rescheduled lecture. \nThe work of women photographers has often been neglected. This lecture examines the contribution of three outstanding British practitioners: Julia Margaret Cameron\, a Victorian pioneer\, Jane Brown\, a brilliant portraitist and Fay Godwin\, who excelled in landscape photography. This lecture will also explore the work of Annie Liebovitz and Dorothea Lange. \n\n  \nLecturer: Mr Brian Stater BA\, MSc\nHis chief interests lie in photography\, architecture and history and he combines all three in his lecturing career. He has taught at University College London\, since 1997 and became an accredited lecturer for The Arts Society in 2003. He is a member of the Association for Historical and Fine Art Photography and an exhibition of his own photographs has been staged at UCL. In an attempt to gain a deeper understanding of the skills of some great photographers of the past\, he has begun to work with a pre-War Leica camera\, as used by his great hero\, Henri Cartier-Bresson\, and many others. \n\n 
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/women-behind-the-lens/
LOCATION:Dorset
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180201T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180201T123000
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SUMMARY:FOREIGNERS IN LONDON 1520-1677: ARTISTS THAT CHANGED THE COURSE OF BRITISH ART
DESCRIPTION:A lecture which explores how refugees and travellers from across Europe and Asia brought new skills and talents which both affected and changed the development of art in Britain. \nWhy were foreigner painters preferred by the aristocracy in London to native-born English painters\, why did foreigners come in the first place\, what was their motivation\, and what was the impact of foreigners in London on English art and art practise? The lecture will look at the various formats and uses of art\, tracing foreign artists from the Tudor period through to the Renaissance and Baroque\, looking at their origins and how they came to work in England. It will examine the contributions of artists such as Holbein\, Gerrit van Honthorst\, Marcus Gheeraerts the younger\, Lucas and Susanna Horenbout\, Isaac Oliver\, Paulus van Somer\, van Dyck\, Peter Lely\, and Rubens. This lecture will look at how these artists influenced the British School of painting and assess their legacy. \n  \nLecturer: Mr Leslie Primo BA\, MA\nHolds a BA in Art History and an MA in Renaissance Studies from Birkbeck College\, University of London. Was Visiting Lecturer in Art History at the University of Reading in 2005 and 2007\, and gives lectures and guided tours\, plus special talks\, at both the National Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery. Also lectures at the City Literary Institute\, and has presented a series of talks at the National Maritime Museum and the Courtauld Institute. \n 
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/foreigners-in-london-1520-1677-artists-that-changed-the-course-of-british-art/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180104T113000
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SUMMARY:Palladio: his work and influence on European Architecture
DESCRIPTION:The Italian architect\, Andrea Palladio\, was born in Padua in 1508. His work was based on the symmetry\, perspective and values of the formal classical temple architecture of the Ancient Greeks and Romans. Palladianism became popular during the mid 17th century but its flowering was cut short by the onset of the Civil War and the austerity which followed.[spacer height=”20px”] \nThe Lecturer: Tom Duncan\nTom Duncan was educated at Trinity College\, Dublin\, where he studied History of Art and Classical Archaeology. He then studied in the United States and moved to England in 1984 to complete his PhD. He taught at University level and now lectures widely to heritage and artistic organisations such as The Art Fund and NADFAS. He began to lead tours sixteen years ago and founded CICERONI Travel in 1998. \nAfter a generation in University life\, he has now retired from teaching to concentrate on lecturing to a wider public\, and to leading tours to his major areas of interest: the architecture and archaeology of Ireland\, and the Mediterranean basin.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/palladio-his-work-and-influence-on-european-architecture/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171207T113000
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SUMMARY:BETTY JOEL: GLAMOUR AND INNOVATION IN 1930S DESIGN
DESCRIPTION:Betty Joel\, born Mary Stewart Lockhart\, ran a furniture making and design business. At its peak\, in the 1920s and 30s\, Betty Joel Ltd employed 50 craftsmen and had showrooms in Knightsbridge. With no formal training\, she created\, through a flair for branding and marketing\, the leading furnishing company of the day in London. The talk explores her early life and marriage to David Joel\, exhibitions\, and projects. Her clients included royalty\, high society\, politicians\, banks\, hotels (such as the Savoy in London) as well as film companies and theatres. With rare access to three surviving schemes\, the style and glamour of 1930s design is brought to life and retells the story of a determined woman in a world still run by men. \n\n\nLecturer:   Clive Lockhart.\nClive studied on the Sotheby’s Works of Art course and has now been working in the fine art world for 40 years. Managing Director of Woolley and Wallis\, the UK’s leading regional auctioneers\, in Salisbury\, and has been a specialist on the BBC Antiques Roadshow for over 20 years. Has also lectured on cruise ships as well as for many other groups\, and recently published a major article in the Journal of the Decorative Arts Society on Betty Joel. \n\n\n 
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/betty-joel-glamour-and-innovation-in-1930s-design/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171102T113000
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SUMMARY:Duccio di Buoninsegna\, Sienese Master Painter
DESCRIPTION:Through his astonishing virtuoso technique and original blending of the latest Byzantine and French Gothic artistic styles\, Duccio di Buoninsegna introduced a new sensibility into Sienese panel painting between 1278 and 1319. \n\n  \nThe Lecturer: Dr. Janet Robson BA MA PhD
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/duccio-di-buoninsegna-sienese-master-painter/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171005T113000
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SUMMARY:Up the Nile with Amelia: a Victorian voyage
DESCRIPTION:Amelia Edwards\, writer\, artist\, musician and collector\, in 1873\, travelled the length of Egypt recording impressions of all she saw. Using extracts from her book and watercolour illustrations by her contemporaries\, we will follow her remarkable journey.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/up-the-nile-with-amelia-a-victorian-voyage/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
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