Events
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Up the Nile with Amelia: a Victorian voyage
Stalbridge Hall Stalbridge Hall, Lower Road, Stalbridge, Sturminster Newton, Dorset, United Kingdom.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.
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RIVIERA PARADISE: THE FUSION OF ART, DESIGN AND PLEASURE ON THE COTE D’AZUR IN THE 1920s AND 30s
The New Remembrance Hall Charlton, Shaftesbury, United KingdomMary Alexander BA (Hons) MA is an experienced and very popular lecturer. Two years ago many of us ‘time travelled’ with Mary to ‘New York, New York’, this time she will be taking us on a ‘time travelling tour’ back to the Cote d’Azur of the 1920s/1930s. Since the 19th Century English high society had […]
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Duccio di Buoninsegna, Sienese Master Painter
Stalbridge Hall Stalbridge Hall, Lower Road, Stalbridge, Sturminster Newton, Dorset, United Kingdom.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. The Lecturer: Dr. Janet Robson BA MA PhD
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BETTY JOEL: GLAMOUR AND INNOVATION IN 1930S DESIGN
Stalbridge Hall Stalbridge Hall, Lower Road, Stalbridge, Sturminster Newton, Dorset, United Kingdom.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 […]