2005 WILLIAM MORRIS SOCIETY EVENTS IN THE U. K. Events Sponsored by the Morris Society Other Events in the UK Society Events: 2005 Programme Unless otherwise stated, all lectures are at Kelmscott House and tickets for these cost £4 for WMS members and £5 for non-members. Write for tickets to Ticket Applications, The William Morris Society, Kelmscott House, 26 Upper Mall, Hammersmith, London W6 9TA, enclosing payment (cheques payable to "The William Morris Society") and a stamped addressed envelope. Disclaimer: Attendees participate in events at their own risk; neither the Society, its officers, nor the organisers of any events accept any liability of any kind whatsoever, howsoever arising. The William Morris Society reserves the right to cancel, alter, or postpone events if necessary. Members are reminded that they should have adequate personal and travel insurance. No refunds unless cancelled by the Society, in which case a credit note will be given. Kindly note that the Society's premises have limited wheelchair access. The William Morris Society and Kelmscott Fellowship: Registered Charity No. 261437. Wednesday 2 / Thursday 3 February, 10.30am to 12.30pm Visit to Cole’s Wallpaper Factory: We have been invited to visit the only company in the UK producing hand-make wallpaper; we shall be given an introduction, tour and refreshments. As numbers are limited you are invited to apply for ONE of the above dates. Please meet at Lifford House, 199 Eade Road, London N14 1DN. This is at Finsbury Park and the nearest tube station is Manor House on the Piccadilly Line. Tickets £1, non-members £2, from the William Morris Society. Saturday 26 February, 2.15pm Mrs. Morris’s Children: William Morris was thirteen years old when his father died in 1847, but as the eldest son he was aware that when he came of age at twenty-one he would become responsible for his mother until she died; for his sisters until they married or died, and for his brothers until they came of age. He always took these responsibilities very seriously and his letters often refer to the activities of his siblings. But they grew up to be a very mixed bunch; some were indeed pillars of society, but one sister became a rebel later in life and two of his brothers had careers that were far from satisfactory. By sifting through his letters, their birth, marriage and death certificates, wills, census and army records, Dorothy Coles has unravelled the complex web of their histories and will tell us about them. Saturday 19 March, 2.15pm Morris Birthday: "Emery Walker": Society member David Rainger traces the life and work of this typographer, printer, socialist, bibliophile, photographer and friend of William Morris, who was described variously by his contemporaries as: - ‘The brown velveteen artist’, - ‘The universal Samaritan’, - ‘He knows his subject thoroughly well’, and - ‘As much the pure artist as is made’. After this illustrated talk we will celebrate William Morris’s birthday with wine and cake. Saturday 9 April, 2.15pm Christopher Dresser – The more practical socialist?: Christopher Dresser and William Morris had distinctly different approaches as to how good design for all was to be achieved. In his talk, Harry Lyons will show how Dresser applied his principals in designing for mass production, in contrast to Morris’s insistence on craft production. He will argue that as a result Morris, (despite his sincere ideological commitment), inevitably produced products for the economically dominant class, whereas Dresser did more than anyone else to ensure the general awareness of design in the objects that most people use in their daily lives. Harry Lyons is the leading authority on Christopher Dresser (1834 – 1904), whose extensive ground-breaking researches have revealed the extent of Dresser’s creativity and influence. Tuesday 26 April, 2.30pm Visit to Sanderson’s Wallpaper Archive: We last visited the Sanderson archive several years ago when it was at Uxbridge. The company has recently acquired new owners and consequently the works, including the studio and archive, have moved to Sanderson House, Oxford Road, Denham, Buckinghamshire, UB9 4DX. The Archivist will talk to us about the collection in its new accommodation which has been specially designed using the latest techniques of preservation. The venue can be reached either by car or by train. If by the latter: from Marylebone Station take a Chiltern Line train to ‘Denham’ (not ‘Denham Golf Club’). Turn right out of the station and take a taxi or a fifteen- minute walk. Alternatively, go by Metropolitan Line to Uxbridge and then the 331 bus to Denham. Tickets £2, non-members £3, from The William Morris Society. Saturday 21 May, 2.15pm The William Morris Society’s 50th Annual General Meeting: After an interval of several years, we are returning to Toynbee Hall, at 28 Commercial Street, London, E1 6LS. We shall meet in the Lecture Hall, and following the meeting Ian McGimpsey, Head of Education, will describe to us the rich history of Toynbee Hall. This will be The Penelope Fitzgerald Address Memorial Address. The afternoon will conclude with tea and biscuits. Admission Free. Saturday 4 June, 10.30am Visit to 7 Hammersmith Terrace, home of Sir Emery Walker: Sir Emery Walker, the distinguished typographer, printer and friend of William Morris lived here. The house and its extremely valuable and delicate, contents are now in the hands of a Trust. It has ‘the most important untouched Arts and Crafts interior in the British Isles’. The future of the house is uncertain, and it is to be opened to the public on a limited basis in 2005. The Society has arranged for two parties of eight to visit, alternating with a talk at Kelmscott House. Please meet at Kelmscott House. Tickets £7, non-members £8, from The William Morris Society. Saturday 18 June, 2.15pm Conservation of Morris and Company Curtains: The Society was given several sets of curtains produced by Morris and Company. They required conservation and Janie Lightfoot has been commissioned to carry out the work at her ‘Textile Conservation & Restoration Studio’. She will give an illustrated talk explaining the essential documentation, processes and techniques involved. She will also discuss problems and decisions that have to be faced during the work and describe the materials employed and correct storage and hanging methods to be used on completion. Sunday 3 July, 3.00pm Hampstead Walk: Edwin Walters repeats his popular tour of Morrissian Hampstead, including a visit to Keats’ House. This is a hilly part of London, so the event is best recommended to walkers who do not mind some steep slopes and steps. Meet at Hampstead Parish Church, Church Row, which is close to Hampstead tube station. Tickets £4, non-members £5, including entry to the house. Thursday to Sunday, 7 – 10 July Morris in the 21st Century: THE SOCIETY’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE: Papers have been invited on any aspect of William Morris’s life, work, circle and influence in Britain and elsewhere. Further information and arrangements for the conference will be published in the Society’s Newsletters. Saturday 13 August, 2.15pm Visit to The De Morgan Centre: Last year The De Morgan Foundation moved from Battersea and is now established in its new accommodation adjacent to the Library on West Hill, Wandsworth. We visited there last July and we are now to have a return visit and talk by Kate Catleugh,Trustee of the Foundation, on the extensive collection of the artistic work of both William De Morgan and his wife Evelyn. Saturday 10 September, 2.15pm Speech Sites: Conserving and Conversing: Alan Read’s lecture will explore three intertwined histories of speech that mark the site of Kelmscott House, 26 Upper Mall. Each is marked by a commemorative plaque set into the walls of the house and coach house. The first from the early nineteenth century is the technological revolution of Francis Ronalds who invented the first electric telegraph and experimented with its possibilities in the garden of number 26. The second is of public speech with social purpose that William Morris developed in the lecture room of the Hammersmith Socialists next door to the house. The third is the domestic dramatic traditions of George MacDonald whose tenure of the house in the 1870s joins Ronald’s history to Morris. The talk will be illustrated with images drawn from the Ronalds and Morris archives. Alan Read is a resident of Chiswick Mall and currently Professor and Chair of Drama and Theatre at Roehampton University. Saturday 17 September, 1.00 – 5.00pm London Open House Day: The growing popularity of this event is reflected in the number of visitors to the accommodation occupied by the Society at Kelmscott House. This consists of the lower ground floor and coach house, and our Curator, Helen Elletson, will be pleased to hear from anybody who is able to help by acting as a room steward by telephoning her on 020 8741 3735. Tuesday 20 September, 2.00 – 4.30pm Collections Day: This is an opportunity to view some of the treasures belonging to The William Morris Society, many of which have not been displayed before. The collection ranges from original designs to typographical images and Kelmscott Press books, illustrating the themes of printing, Hammersmith rugs and textiles, and socialism. William Morris spent some of his most productive years at Kelmscott House. Helen Elletson, Curator of the Society, will put the collection into context by linking items with Morris’s activities whilst living at the house. The group will then move into the main part of Kelmscott House, where the owners have invited us to continue viewing Morris’s home. Apply early as numbers are limited. Tickets £4, non-members £5. Saturday 1 October, 2.15pm Musical Recital by ‘Elatos’: Once again we have arranged to listen to the skills of Bridget Cunningham and Byron Mahoney on the clavichord and baroque flute as they present music from the baroque period by composers such as WA Mozart and CPE Bach. Admission free, but a collection will be made to cover expenses. 7 October 2005 Cheltenham Literature Festival, Town Hall, Imperial Sq, Cheltenham, GL50 1QA. This year's Cheltenham Literature Festival includes a series of events focusing on art and architecture, entitled "Art in the Afternoon." As part of this strand, we are delighted to welcome Jan Marsh, on Friday 7th October at 2:00 p.m., as she presents "William Morris and the Pre-Raphaelites," a portrait of their extraordinary lives and their impact on the Arts and Crafts movement. Morris Society members receive a £1 discount off ticket prices by mentioning this announcement. T 01242 263494 F 01242 256457. Saturday 8 October, 2.15pm Morris, Manliness and Socialist Women Writers at the Fin de Siecle: In this lecture, Ruth Livesey will explore the ways in which women socialists in London responded to Morris’s politics and aesthetics during the 1880s and 1890s. The work of the poet and Socialist League member, Dollie Radford, will form the centre of this talk which will explore Radford’s poems ‘Comrades’ (1895) and ‘A Ballad of Victory’ (1896) in the light of Morris’s Chants for Socialists and The Pilgrims of Hope. Dr Ruth Livesey is a lecturer in nineteenth-century literature in the Department of English, Royal Holloway, University of London, where she is also Deputy Director of the Centre for Victorian Studies. Friday 28 October, 6.30pm 2005 Kelmscott Lecture: This year’s lecture, "William Morris and the Death of Art: Victorian Painting in the 1880s," will be given by Dr Tony Pinkney of the Department of English, Lancaster University. Morris many times claimed that post-Renaissance European art was dying or dead. But what does such an audacious global thesis about art actually mean, in practice? How does one back up such a claim in detailed analysis of particular artworks? This lecture looks at the one case where Morris really does take his overall thesis about European art into a meticulous examination of the texture and grain of particular paintings, his essay on the 1884 Royal Academy Exhibition in the socialist monthly 'To-Day'. By means of a close look at some of the twenty or so painters and paintings Morris discusses here (which will be shown on slides during the lecture), we shall examine just how persuasive he is as an art critic. How illuminating is the notion of the "death of art"? Does it enhance or hinder Morris' close practical criticism of specific paintings? And, crucially, are there paintings, painters or schools which challenge the thesis, showing that, for a socialist in the 1880s, there might be more life in contemporary art than Morris is inclined to allow? At the Art Workers Guild, 6 Queen Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1N 3AR. Tickets £10 (£12 non-members) including wine and buffet from The William Morris Society. Saturday 19 November, 2.15pm From Merton Abbey to Moscow: the Arts and Crafts Movement in Russia: The last quarter of the nineteenth century in Russia was one of great social and cultural change. In the arts, a growing nostalgia for Russia’s past caused painters, architects and decorative artists to take inspiration from the resplendent domed churches and ornate decoration of the pre-Imperial period. At the same time, the peasant was iconised as the embodiment of Russian identity and the repository of the nation’s soul. This lecture will examine how these developments led to a rich and compelling Arts and Crafts Movement, in which millionaire merchants and idealistic aristocrats galvanised the revival of Russia’s native crafts. This lecture will be delivered by Dr Rosalind P. Blakesley. She is Lecturer in History of Art and Fellow of Pembroke College, University of Cambridge. Saturday 3 December, 2.15pm Poetry Reading: ‘The Lovers of Gudrun’: Writing to Charles Eliot Norton in 1869, Morris claimed that ‘The Lovers of Gudrun’ in The Earthly Paradise was ‘the best thing I have done’. This abridged reading of Morris’s powerful retelling of the Laxdaela Saga will narrate the tragedy of Gudrun and her lovers Kiartan and Bodli as it unfolds amidst the compelling Icelandic landscape. This event is being compiled and will be presented by Dorothy Coles, a long-standing member of the Society, and Phillippa Bennett, member and recent Peter Floud Prize winner. The afternoon will conclude with seasonal refreshments, including wine and mince pies. Other Events and Exhibitions: The News from Nowhere Club: The News from Nowhere Club exists to foster fellowship and to challenge the commercialisation and isolation of modern life. Meetings take place on the second Saturday of each month, 7.30-8pm buffet (bring something if you can); 8pm talk and discussion; free at: The Epicentre, West St. Leytonstone E11. T 8 555 5248, www.newsfromnowhere.info. through January 2nd, 2005 Christmas Past: 400 years of Seasonal Traditions in English Homes: GEFFRYE MUSEUM, Kingsland Road London E2. Closed Mondays. Each year, the Geffrye’s twelve period rooms are decorated in authentic festive style. A perennial favourite, Christmas Past explores the meanings and origins of some or our more common customs, from kissing under the mistletoe to decorating the tree and throwing cocktail parties. T 020 7739 9883; http://www.geffrye-museum.org.uk/ through January 9th, 2005 Matisse to Freud: A Critic’s Choice: BRITISH MUSEUM Great Russell Street, London WC1. Alexander Walker’s collection of 200 pieces of modern art, all bequeathed to the museum. Free; http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/. through January 9th, 2005 Old Master Drawings from the Capodimonte Museum in Naples: DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY, Gallery Road, Dulwich Village, London SE21. Items for this exhibition have been selected to complement the seventeenth century baroque collection at Dulwich. T 020 8693 5254; http://www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/ through January 9th, 2005 G. F. Watts: Portraits: Fame & Beauty in Victorian Society: NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY, Trafalgar Square, London. Admission £7/£4.75. The Gallery's major autumn exhibition showcases portraits by the great Victorian artist George Frederic Watts (1817-1904). Watts was privately commissioned to paint the artistic and social elite of Victorian London. He produced some of the most glamorous full-length portraits of women of the period, in the grand manner of Reynolds and Gainsborough, but rich in colour and detail. This exhibition brings together many of these little known and remarkably beautiful works. Sitters include Dorothy Tennant, Lillie Langtry, Lady Holland and Alfred Tennyson, as well as several striking portraits of Watts's wife and muse, the actress Ellen Terry. T 020 7306 0055; E nationalportraitgallery@npg.pmailuk.com; http://www.npg.org.uk/. through January 16th, 2005 Kitchen Voices, Still Lives: GEFFRYE MUSEUM, Kingsland Road London E2. Closed Mondays. This exhibition of photography by photojournalist Robert Teed explores the kitchen spaces in a typical London terrace of Victorian houses. It looks at the uniqueness of each space and the individuals within, while drawing attention to both the architectural repetitions and cultural similarities between the spaces. T 020 7739 9883; http://www.geffrye-museum.org.uk/. through January 16th, 2005 Them Indoors: an Installation by Carl Clerkin, Gitta Gschwendtner and William Warren: GEFFRYE MUSEUM, Kingsland Road London E2. Closed Mondays. Individual interpretations of the domestic environment by three cutting edge designers, complemented by a small exhibition of selected pieces which highlight the range and creative force behind Hidden Art initiatives, which include the innovative Open Studios scheme launched in 1994. T 020 7739 9883; http://www.geffrye-museum.org.uk/. 2 February - 24 April 2005 The Triumph of Watercolour: Dulwich Picture Gallery, Gallery Road, Dulwich Village, London SE21. The Royal Watercolour Society was founded in 1804. This exhibition will include a survey of watercolour painting of the time, including works by Turner, Cotman, Constable and Girtin, and the members of the Royal Watercolour Society. T 020 8693 5254. www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk. Saturday 12 February at 11am GF Watts: A Symbolist Journey: Talisman Symbolist Studies. Lecture by Hilary Underwood at I Fairbridge Rd, London N19. £12 including refreshments. Apply for tickets to Talisman Symbolist Studies, T 020 8208 1567, E talks@talisman-fine-art.com. 15 February – 12 June 2005 The English Regional Chair: Geffrye Museum, Kingsland Road, London E2: closed Mondays. This exhibition will focus attention on chairs of the 18th and 19th centuries, highlighting the regional variations in construction and decoration. It will run in tandem with SIT?, an exhibition of contemporary seating. For centuries in the different regions of England, people made chairs for everyday use based on local vernacular traditions, using timber and other materials readily available in the region. These traditions were passed from generation to generation and largely ignored the changing styles which inspired the designers and makers of more fashionable furniture. Distinctive regional forms were gradually lost during the 19th century as transport improved and manufacturing became centred on the larger towns and cities. This exhibition is drawn from the Cotton Collection of English regional chairs, acquired by the Geffrye Museum in 2002. T 020 7739 9883. www.geffrye-museum.org.uk. 10 February – 15 May 2005 Turner Whistler Monet: Tate Britain, Millbank, London SE1. This exhibition, already been a success in Toronto and Paris, draws on the influences and relationship between three giants of nineteenth century art. JMW Turner, James Abbott McNeill Whistler and Claude Monet influenced the development of landscape painting in different ways. This exhibition, featuring 100 paintings, watercolours, prints and pastels, traces the artistic dialogue between them. Whistler and Monet were friends and collaborators who shared a deep admiration for the work of Turner. Their work made a vital contribution to the development of Impressionism and the evolution of symbolist landscape. For artists committed to working from nature and seeking beauty in contemporary environments, industrialism and its pollution presented an aesthetic dilemma. They directed their focus increasingly on transient effects of light and weather and revisited their subjects under varying conditions, experimenting with innovative painting techniques, adapting the tentative quality of the sketch, delicate veils of watercolour wash, and the chalky quality of pastel to their oil paintings, which led to accusations of lack of detail and finish. The exhibition focuses on views of the River Thames, the Seine and the city and lagoon of Venice, works which were controversial in their own day but are now seen as some of the most poetic, evocative images of nature ever produced. T 020 7887 8000, www.tate.org.uk. through March 2005 The Museum of Domestic Design & Architecture, Middlesex University, Cat Hill, Barnet, Hertfordshire EN4 8HT: Woven Splendour: Italian Textiles from the Medici to the Modern Age. For many centuries, Italy has been at the centre of luxury textile production. From the rich silks and velvets woven for noble families such as the Medici in the fifteenth century, to the technical innovations of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Italian textiles for domestic furnishing have always been synonymous with style and luxury. This exhibition features a selection of fabulous fabrics chosen from the collections of the Museo del Tessuto in Prato, the Tuscan city at the heart of Italy’s textile tradition. MoDA has recently been twinned with this museum. T 020 8411 5244; E moda@mdx.ac.uk. March - July 2005 International Arts and Crafts: THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM, South Kensington, London. This exhibition will set out the story of the Arts and Crafts Movement which laid the foundation for approaches to design in the 20th century. It will be the first exhibition to trace the Movement’s global progress from its origins in Britain to subsequent widespread international adoption, interpretation and development. T 020 7942 2000; E bookings@vam.ac.uk; http://www.vam.co.uk/. Saturday 12 March, 2.00 and repeated at 3.30pm: admission free. Talk: The English Regional Chair: geffrye Museum, Kingsland Road London E2. An exploration of the chairs on show in the exhibition gallery with David Dewing, Director of the Geffrye. Study Day: Saturday 9 April, 10.00am-4.00pm Tickets £35 (includes a light sandwich lunch). Leading experts of the regional furniture world, Dr Bernard Cotton, Dr Adam Bowett and John Boram, will present new ideas and scholarship in a morning of stimulating illustrated lectures. A master class in the afternoon, led by Dr Cotton, will explore examples from the collection in depth. Run in conjunction with the Regional Furniture Society. T 020 7739 9883, www.geffrye-museum.org.uk. 14 Mar - 4 Jun 2005 Wyndham Lewis: the Bone Beneath the Pulp: ABBOT HALL ART GALLERY, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 5AL. 35 works from throughout Lewis’s career, including figure studies and portraits alongside more experimental works. Mapping the intriguing history of his rivalries and friendships from his time at the Slade until the Second World War, this exhibition highlights an accomplished draughtsman who was also an artist of great imagination, wit and originality. T 01539 722464; E info@abbothall.org.uk; http://www.abbothall.org.uk. 14 Mar - 25 Jun 2005 Sean Scully: Paintings and Works on Paper: ABBOT HALL ART GALLERY, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 5AL. This exhibition will be Scully’s first major show in a British public gallery in recent years. His works are fluid, visceral and tactile. Uncomplicated, raw and honest they encapsulate the struggle to describe what it means to seek a humanitarian position in a world dominated by commodification. T 01539 722464; E info@abbothall.org.uk; http://www.abbothall.org.uk. 20 Mar - 2 May 2005 William Orpen: Politics, Sex and Death. imperial War Museum, Lambeth Rd, London SE1 6HZ. Sir William Orpen (1878-1931) was one of the most successful painters in Britain when he became an official war artist in France in the First World War. This major exhibition presents a fresh look at his entire career, his Anglo-Irish identity, his life and lovers and the First World War through his paintings, drawings and witty correspondence; recommended. T 102 7416 5320; http://www.iwm.org.uk/. 20 Mar - 8 May 2005 Edwardian Life: Paintings from Yorkshire Collections. Wakefield art gallery, Wentworth Terrace, Wakefield. T 01924 305901; http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/. 20 Mar - 15 May 2005 Turner Whistler Monet. Tate Britain, Millbank, London SE1. This exhibition draws on the influences and relationship between three giants of nineteenth century art. T 020 7887 8000; http://www.tate.org.uk. 20 Mar - 3 Jun 2005 Emmanuel Cooper: stoneware and porcelain.crafts study centre, The Surrey Institute of Art & Design, University College, Falkner Road, Farnham, Surrey. GU9 7DS. Please phone to check opening times before your visit. T 01252 891450; http://www.craftscentre.surrart.ac.uk. 20 Mar - 16 Jun2005 The Golden Age of Watercolours. The Cecil Higgins Art Gallery, Castle Lane, Bedford MK40 3RP. 20 Mar - 24 Jun 2005 Crafts in the 20th century. This exhibition recreates the opening exhibition held at the Holburne Museum, Bath in 1972. It shows work by pioneer craft practitioners such as Bernard Leach and Lucie Rie (ceramics), Ethel Mairet and Barron and Larcher (textiles). A major series of lettering commissions is also shown, alongside furniture from the collections by leading makers such as Alan Peters and Richard La Trobe-Bateman. Please phone to check opening times before your visit. T 01252 891450; http://www.craftscentre.surrart.ac.uk. 20 Mar - 24 Jul 2005 International Arts and Crafts. the victoria and albert museum, South Kensington, London. This exhibition sets out the story of the Arts and Crafts Movement which laid the foundation for approaches to design in the 20th century. It will be the first exhibition to trace the Movement’s global progress from its origins in Britain to subsequent widespread international adoption, interpretation and development. T 020 7942 2000; E bookings@vam.ac.uk; http://www.vam.co.uk. 20 Mar - 25 Dec 2005 Well Hammered: the Art of Japanese Metalwork. russell-cotes art gallery & museum, East Cliff, Bournemouth BH1 3AA. T 01202 451858; http://www.russell-cotes.bournemouth.gov.uk/. 22-23 Apr 2005, 10.30 - 17.00 International Arts & Crafts Conference. the victoria and albert museum, South Kensington, London. Lecture Theatre, V&A Museum. This international conference complements the exhibition International Arts and Crafts. A distinguished panel of speakers will examine the ideas and underlying philosophies of the Arts and Crafts Movement from their British origins in the works of John Ruskin and William Morris to their later development and adaptation in continental Europe, the United States and Japan. They will explore ideas central to the movement such as prevailing attitudes towards social and industrial reform, the revival of traditional techniques, the establishment of workshops, artists’ communities and ‘back to the land’ utopianism. Prominent on both days will be two inter-related themes: the international dissemination of Arts and Crafts ideas and objects, and the significance of changing perceptions of home and lifestyle to the development of the movement. Full rate: £50/day or £92 for both days, incl coffee, sandwich lunch, tea and entrance to the exhibition. Students £10/day, senior citizens £42/day. T 020 7942 2000; E bookings@vam.ac.uk; http://www.vam.ac.uk. 26 April - 11 July 2005 Talwin Morris and the Glasgow School: Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts House, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria. This exhibition will focus on one of the most important figures in the development of the 'Glasgow style’. A patron and friend of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Talwin Morris (1865-1911) was also a revolutionary designer of elegant book covers, furniture and metalwork. T 015394 46139. E info@blackwell.org.uk, www.blackwell.org.uk. 5 May 2005, 6.30 p.m. Lake District Villa Gardens. Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts House, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria. Garden historian Ruth Thurnhill will place the villa gardens of the 19th and early 20th century in the context of social and architectural changes during this period. Tickets £7.50, to include a glass of wine. It is important to book in advance. T 015394 46139; E info@blackwell.org.uk; http://www.blackwell.org.uk. 7 May - 31 Jul 2005 Sense and Sensibility: Cotman Watercolours: THE BOWES MUSEUM, Barnard Castle, County Durham. DL12 8NP. T 01833 690606; E info@bowesmuseum.org.uk; http://www.bowesmuseum.org.uk/ 14 May – 10 July 2005 Creative Tension: British Art 1900-1950. Harris museum & art gallery, Market Square, Preston PR1 2PP. Comprising over 130 paintings, sculptures and ceramics, Creative Tension studies British art from the epic productions of Royal Academy stalwarts in the Edwardian period, such as Alfred East and JW Waterhouse, to the post-war realism of Lucian Freud and the minimalism of Ben Nicholson. This exhibition is based on the rich collections of museums in Preston, Oldham, Bolton and Rochdale, which contain a wealth of material, much of it very little known. T 01772 905410; E harris.museum@preston.gov.uk; http://www.preston.gov.uk. 19 May 2005, 6.30 p.m. Wyndham Lewis & the Art of Drawing. Abbot Hall art gallery, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 5AL. The exhibition’s curator, Jacky Klein, will discuss the life and art of this mercurial figure and important voice in the Modern movement. Tickets £7.50, to include a glass of wine. It is important to book in advance. T 01539 722464; E info@abbothall.org.uk; http://www.abbothall.org.uk. 21 May 2005, 11.00 a.m. ‘I too was in Arcadia’ - Love in a Landscape. TALISMAN SYMBOLIST STUDIES, 1 Fairbridge Road, London N19. Lecture by Lindsay Wells. From the Renaissance through to Symbolism, artists have visualised a rural ideal; the landscape of a Golden Age, sometimes, accordingly, populated by the figures of lovers. This talk examines some of the pictures and the tradition. Tickets £12, including refreshments. For booking (which should be in advance) and further information: Talisman Symbolist Studies, 130 Walm Lane, London NW2 4RT. T 020 8208 1567; E talks@talisman-fine-art.com. 4 Jun 2005, 2.00 and 3.00 p.m. Arts and Crafts in Focus. geffrye Museum, Kingsland Road London E2. An informal talk by David Dewing in the Edwardian room, looking at the key objects which reflect the influence of the Arts and Crafts style on middle class London interiors. Admission free. T 020 7739 9883; http://www.geffrye-museum.org.uk. 9 Jun 2005, 6.30 p.m. Talwin Morris and the Glasgow Style. Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts House, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria. Author and former Head of Fine Art at Glasgow school of Art, William Buchanan, will discuss the outburst of creativity in Glasgow at the end of the 19th century. Tickets £7.50, to include a glass of wine. It is important to book in advance. T 015394 46139; E info@blackwell.org.uk; http://www.blackwell.org.uk. 12 June 2005 The Wandle Valley Festival. William Morriswas one of the many artisans andmanufacturers who took advantage of the fast flowing waters of the River Wandle in south-west London.At one time over 50 mills produced silk, copper engravings, snuff, gunpowder. bone china and calico. The Wandle was also one of the best trout rivers in England. TheWandle Valley Festival highlights the rich ecology and history of the Wandle. Some 20 organisations are offeringfree ecology, craft, river discoveryand archaeology activities, talks on local history as well asguided walks (including botanical walks), and cycle rides (including family rides),along the length of the river. Visit the de Morgan Museum or one of the two remaining Wandle mills or the Chapter House of mediaeval Merton Priory. For information about the time and place of events, check the website at http://www.wandlevalleyfestival.org.uk. If you have a query about the Festival or particular activities, please email info@wandlevalleyfestival.org.uk or ring Vicki Carroll on 020 8672 2073. 14 Jun - 2 Sep 2005 Sophie Roet: textiles. crafts study centre, The Surrey Institute of Art & Design, University College, Falkner Road, Farnham, Surrey. GU9 7DS. Please phone to check opening times before your visit. T 01252 891450; http://www.craftscentre.surrart.ac.uk. 15 June - 4 September 2005 Tate Britain, Millbank, London SE1. A Picture of Britain. A celebration of the British landscape, exploring our love of the countryside through the work of Britain’s best known painters. This exhibition takes you on a six - part journey across the country, from the Scottish Highlands to the South Downs. Each section observes the British countryside through the eyes of artists such as John Constable, JMW Turner, LS Lowry, Paul Nash and Richard Long. By focusing on a broad range of artistic responses to landscape, the exhibition also examines ideas about travel, nationhood, industrialisation and notions of the rural. T 020 7887 8000. www.tate.org.uk. 25 June - 24 July 2005 Barbican art gallery, Barbican, Silk St, London EC2 Folk Archive. A life - sized mechanical elephant features alongside scarecrows, needlework and trade union banners. This is the first show of its kind in 50 years. T 0845 120 7500. 25 June - 24 July 2005 the victoria and albert museum, South Kensington, London. International Arts and Crafts. The Arts and Crafts Movement laid the foundation for approaches to design in the 20th century. This is the first exhibition to trace the Movement’s global progress from its origins in Britain to subsequent widespread international adoption, interpretation and development. T 020 7942 2000. E bookings@vam.ac.uk. www.vam.co.uk. 25 June - 31 July 2005 the Bowes Museum,COLOR="#000080"> Barnard Castle, County Durham. DL12 8NP. Sense and Sensibility: Cotman Watercolours. T 01833 690606 E info@bowesmuseum.org.uk. www.bowesmuseum.org.uk. 25 June - 31 July 2005, 11.00 am - 4.30 pm Standen, West Hoathly Road, East Grinstead, West Sussex. RH19 4NE Useful and Beautiful II: A Selling Exhibition of Work by Four Craftspeople. Louise Bell, quilt maker; Wendy Dolan, textile artist; Jonathan Chiswell Jones, potter, and furniture maker Brendan Devitt Spooner exhibit their work and provide a series of study days. T 01342 323029. E standen@nationaltrust.org.uk. 25 June - 15 August 2005 Royal academy of arts, Piccadilly, London W1J OBD. Summer Exhibition 25 June - 20 August 2005 cheltenham art gallery and museum, Clarence Street, Cheltenham. GL50 3JT A Cotswold Home: the People’s Arts and Crafts Show. Many of the items in this exhibition tell personal stories that add an extra dimension to the Arts and Crafts Movement in the Coltswolds. T 01242 237431. www.cheltenham.artgallery.museum. 25 June - 29 August 2005 geffrye Museum, Kingsland Road, London E2: closed Mondays. Private Places: Garden Photographers’ Exhibition 2005. T 020 7739 9883. www.geffrye-museum.org.uk. 25 June - 2 September 2005 crafts study centre, The Surrey Institute of Art & Design, University College, Falkner Road, Farnham, Surrey. GU9 7DS Sophie Roet: Textiles. Please phone to check opening times before your visit. T 01252 891450. www.craftscentre.surrart.ac.uk. 25 June - 4 September 2005 Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery, Castle Place, Nottingham NG1 6EL. Waking Dreams: The Art of the Pre-Raphaelites. Works from the Delaware Art Museum form an exhibition of international significance at its only venue in Europe. A display of 130 works by artists including Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Edward Burne-Jones, Frederick Sandys, John Everett Millais and Ford Madox Brown. 25 June - 11 September 2005 Barbican art gallery, Barbican, Silk St, London EC2 Colour After Klein. An ambitious, mixed media exhibition which seeks to reassess the role of colour in modern and contemporary art. T 0845 120 7500. 25 June - 11 September 2005 Royal academy of arts, Piccadilly, London W1J OBD. Impressionism Abroad: Boston and French Painting 25 June - 18 September 2005 Tate Britain, Millbank, London SE1. Joshua Reynolds: The Creation of Celebrity. The first exhibition at Tate dedicated to Reynolds, presenting his greatest portraits of famous people from the eighteenth century. T 020 7887 8000. www.tate.org.uk. 25 June - 25 September 2005 Dulwich Picture Gallery, Gallery Road, Dulwich Village, London SE21. Graham Sutherland. Graham Sutherland (1903 - 1980) was a leading Romantic painter, greatly influenced by Blake and Palmer. The exhibition will explore the first half of his life up to 1950, taking the themes that interested him: landscape and foreboding; abstraction, destruction and metamorphosis; portraiture. T 020 8693 5254. www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk. 25 June - 2 October 2005 the museum of Domestic design & architecture, Middlesex University, Cat Hill, Barnet, Herts EN4 8HT. Outrageous Wallpapers. T 020 8411 5244. www.moda.mdx.ac.uk. 25 June - December 2005 russell-cotes art gallery & museum, East Cliff, Bournemouth BH1 3AA. Well Hammered: the Art of Japanese Metalwork. T 01202 451858. www.russell-cotes.bournemouth.gov.uk. 5 Jul - 4 Sep 2005 The Women of the Slade. The Cecil Higgins Art Gallery, Castle Lane, Bedford MK40 3RP. 12 July - 8 October 2005 Abbot Hall art gallery, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 5AL Pictures of Innocence: Children in 18th Century Portraiture. Twenty works have been carefully selected to illustrate the changing portrayal of children by artists in Georgian Britain. The exhibition will include some of the best - loved images of children, and portraits by some of the key figures of the 18th century, including Hogarth, Gainsborough, Zoffany, Batoni, Reynolds and Lawrence. T 01539 722464 E info@abbothall.org.uk. www.abbothall.org.uk. 23 July - 27 September 2005 Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts House, Bowness - on - Windermere, Cumbria. Kate Malone. This exhibition of new work by Kate Malone (b.1959), one of Britain’s foremost potters, will include three works produced especially for Blackwell, inspired by the luxuriant colours and repetition of natural forms of the house’s interior decoration. A number of smaller pieces will be on sale during the exhibition. T 015394 46139 E info@blackwell.org.uk. www.blackwell.org.uk. 25 June - 28 September 2005 The Watts Gallery, Down Lane, Compton, Guildford, Surrey New Dawn Women. An exhibition about women active in the Arts & Crafts and Suffrage movements at the beginning of the 20th C. T 01483 810235. E wattsgallery@freeuk.com. 25 June - 5 October 2005 the victoria and albert museum, South Kensington, London, Room 74. 70 Years of Penguin Books. A special display showing the development of the Penguin book cover, from 1935 to the present; it includes original artwork including hand - drawn roughs, corrected proofs and final drawings. T 020 7942 2000. E bookings@vam.ac.uk. www.vam.co.uk. 25 June - 6 November 2005 William Morris Gallery, London E17 4PP. Embroidery by William Morris and his Circle. This exhibition displays impressive examples of large scale and domestic embroideries designed by William Morris and some of his principal associates, including May Morris, Edward Burne - Jones, Lucy Faulkner Orrinsmith, Philip Webb, George Jack and John Henry Dearle. T 020 8527 3782. E wmg.enquiries@lbwf.gov.uk. www.lbwf.gov.uk. 25 June - 30 December 2005 courses in building conservation and the use of traditional materials and processes Everything from cob walling to lead, leather and flint work. Weald and Downland Open Air Museum, Singleton, Chichester, West Sussex. T 01243 811464. E courses@wealddown.co.uk. www.wealddown.co.uk. 25 June 2005 - 8 January 2006 the victoria and albert museum, South Kensington, London. Style and Splendour: Queen Maud of Norway’s Wardrobe, 1896 - 1938. Exquisite clothes. T 020 7942 2000. E bookings@vam.ac.uk. www.vam.co.uk. 16 July 2005, 10.30 - 16.00 Victoria & Albert museum, South Kensington, London. International Arts and Crafts: Textiles and Fashion Study Day. This study day will explore the design and creation processes of textile and dress, working within the traditions of the Arts and Crafts Movement - from its foundations in the 1880s up 25 June - the present day. Chaired by Lou Taylor, Professor of Dress and Textile History at the University of Brighton and Linda Parry, Deputy Keeper, Furniture, Textiles and Fashion Department, V&A, the day will focus on the origins of the international movement and many of its most original and influential exponents. Tickets £37, concessions available. T 020 7942 2211. E bookings.office@vam.ac.uk. 19 July 2005, 6.30pm - 9.00pm Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery, Castle Place, Nottingham NG1 6EL Ruskin, Rossetti and the Pre-Raphaelites. A detailed look at the emergence of the Pre-Raphaelite brotherhood with Stephen Wildman, curator of the Waking Dreams exhibition and Director of the Ruskin Library in Lancaster. All lectures £12.00 per adult, £10.00 concessions. 11 August 2005, 6.30pm for 7.00pm, Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts House, Bowness - on - Windermere, Cumbria. Meet the Artist: Kate Malone. This evening lecture provides a rare opportunity to hear exhibiting potter Kate Malone talk about her work. Tickets £7.50, to include a glass of wine. It is important to book in advance. T 015394 46139. E info@blackwell.org.uk. www.blackwell.org.uk. 17 August 2005, 6.30pm - 9.00pm Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery, Castle Place, Nottingham NG1 6EL William Morris and Edward Burne - Jones: Brothers in Art and Partners in Design. A lecture by Stephen Wildman. All lectures £12.00 per adult, £10.00 concessions. 22 August 2005, 6.30pm for 7pm Abbot Hall art gallery, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 5AL Zoffany and the Stuart Children: Two Portrait Groupings in Context Francis Russell of Christie’s will explore the stories behind some of the paintings in the current exhibition. Tickets £7.50, to include a glass of wine. It is important to book in advance. T 01539 722464. E info@abbothall.org.uk. www.abbothall.org.uk. 24 August 2005, 6.30pm - 9.00pm Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery, Castle Place, Nottingham NG1 6EL Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Julian Treuherz, Keeper of Art Galleries, National Museums Liverpool, a leading expert on the life and works of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, presents an in - depth look at one of the most influential members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. All lectures £12.00 per adult, £10.00 concessions. September 2005 - 8 January 2006 the Bowes Museum,COLOR="#000080"> Barnard Castle, County Durham. DL12 8NP. Art Nouveau. T 01833 690606. E info@bowesmuseum.org.uk. www.bowesmuseum.org.uk. 3 - 4 September 2005 Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings Introduction to the Repair of Old Houses. Chatham Historic Dockyard, Kent. Weekend courses of lectures and hands - on workshops to provide the knowledge to make informed decisions about repairs to: damp; timber decay; surface finishes; roofs; listed building consent procedures; and choosing a professional advisor. Practicals include repointing with lime and making a lime wash. Cost: £125 which includes lunch but not overnight accommodation. SPAB, 37 Spital Square, London E1 6DY. T 020 7377 1644. E info@spab.org.uk. www.spab.org.uk. 23 - 25 September 2005 geffrye Museum, Kingsland Road, London E2: closed Mondays. Ceramics in the City. A selling fair featuring the work of 50 potters, some of whom will demonstrate their work. T 020 7739 9883. www.geffrye-museum.org.uk. 16 - 17 September 2005 Ruskin College, Oxford People & Their Pasts. International interdisciplinary public history conference. This is the first international public history conference to be held in Britain. Bringing together public & community historians, museum curators, archivists, artists & activists the conference will explore the relationship between personal, local and national histories, different forms & presentation of history, the relationship between the ways in which the past is presented for people and people’s own practices & sense of the past. It will include discussion of the role of art, memorials and buildings & developments in museums, education & the media. Enquiries to: Melanie Reynolds, Conference Organiser, Ruskin College, Walton Street, Oxford, OX1 2HE. T 01865 517811. E mreynolds@ruskin.ac.uk. www.ruskin.ac.uk. 29 September 2005 - 4 January 2006 Wakefield art gallery, Wentworth Terrace, Wakefield W. A. Ismay: A Passion for Pots. W. A. Ismay filled his small terraced house in Wakefield with the most remarkable collection of 20thC ceramics in Britain. This selection from his 3,000 strong collection shows that he had an eye for the very best by top British makers. T 01924 305901. www.wakefield.gov.uk. 1 October - 11 December 2005 Royal academy of arts, Piccadilly, London W1J OBD. Edvard Munch by Himself 1 - 2 October 2005 Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings Introduction to the Repair of Old Houses. Ty Mawr Lime Centre, Brecon, Wales. Weekend courses of lectures and hands - on workshops to provide the knowledge to make informed decisions about repairs to: damp; timber decay; surface finishes; roofs; listed building consent procedures; and choosing a professional advisor. Practicals include repointing with lime and making a lime wash. Cost: £125 which includes lunch but not overnight accommodation. SPAB, 37 Spital Square, London E1 6DY. T 020 7377 1644. E info@spab.org.uk. www.spab.org.uk. 19 - 22 October 2005 The Third International Conference on the Arts & Crafts Movement, Barcelona, Spain. The Role of the Arts & Crafts in the Quest for National Identity. The conference features speakers from England, Scotland, Finland, Hungary, Spain and the United States and will open with a lecture by Dr. Martin Eidelberg - S.Bing: from Japonisme to Art Nouveau and a private view of the exhibition at the Caixa Forum. The programme includes visits to several Modernisme buildings and three tours and concludes with a panel discussion among the lecturers, open to the participants. The conference, as were the previous two, is organized by Elaine Hirschl Ellis, a board member of the William Morris Society in America. A special 10% discount offer on the Conference Fee is being offered to members of the William Morris Society. Information: www.nationalromanticismconference.com. E artsandcraftstours@hotmailcom. 28 - 29 October 2005 University of London, Malet Street, London WC1. The Aesthetic Interior: Neo - Gothic, Aesthetic, Arts & Crafts. £50, £25 concessions. T 020 7862 8675. E je7@york.ac.uk. www.sas.ac.uk/ies. 3 November 2005, 6.30pm for 7pm Abbot Hall art gallery, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 5AL Talking Drawing Today - The State of Play. Artist and Senior Lecturer in Drawing at Lancaster University, Gerald Davies, will discuss the contribution of drawing to British contemporary art. Tickets £7.50, to include a glass of wine. It is important to book in advance. T 01539 722464. E info@abbothall.org.uk. www.abbothall.org.uk. 3 Nov 2005 - 18 Feb 2006 Architecture and Photography in the 19th Century. the victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington, London. T 020 7942 2000; E bookings@vam.ac.uk; http://www.vam.co.uk. 5 Nov - 31 Dec 2005 Thomas Woolner: Pre-Raphaelite photographer and Sculptor: HENRY MOORE INSTITUTE, 74 The Headrow, Leeds, W Yorkshire, LS1 3AH. T 01132 467467; E hmi@henry-moore.ac.uk; http://www.henry-moore.ac.uk. 22 Nov 2005 Jonathan Chiswell Jones: ART WORKERS GUILD, 6 Queen Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1N 3AR A selling exhibition of lustreware and porcelain for use in the home. 6 to 9.30pm, with eats and drinks. RSVP: JCJ Pottery, Peelings Manor Barns, Hankham Road, nr Stonecross, Pevensey, BN24 5AP. 29 Nov 2005 - 12 Mar 2006 A Life on Stage: A Celebration of the Great Victorian Actor Sir Henry Irving. russell-cotes art gallery & museum, East Cliff, Bournemouth BH1 3AA. T 01202 451858; http://www.russell-cotes.bournemouth.gov.uk/. 1 December 2005, 6.30pm for 7pm Abbot Hall art gallery, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 5AL Drawing Now - Drawing from Life in a Digital Age. The Director and Founder of the Prince’s Drawing School in London, Catherine Goodman, will look at the place of drawing in the making of paintings today. Tickets £7.50, to include a glass of wine. It is important to book in advance. T 01539 722464. E info@abbothall.org.uk. www.abbothall.org.uk. 1 Apr - 15 Jul 2006 Modernism: Designing a New World. The Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington, London. T 020 7942 2000; E bookings@vam.ac.uk; http://www.vam.co.uk. WHAT’S ON ELSEWHERE Exhibitions Abbot Hall art gallery, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 5AL Drawing Inspiration 21 October – 16 December This exhibition will examine the role of drawing in British contemporary art. Featuring the work of a number of emerging artists, as well as more established names such as Frank Auerbach, Lucian Freud and Paula Rego, the exhibition will highlight both the vitality of drawing today and the broad range of subject matter and techniques being explored by contemporary artists in Britain. Focusing on drawing in its most basic form, the exhibition will concentrate on works which use predominantly one medium, or where line is the primary tool to express form and mass on a two dimensional surface. T 01539 722464 E info@abbothall.org.uk www.abbothall.org.uk art workers guild, 6 Queen Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1N 3AR Jonathan Chiswell Jones and Kerry Bosworth A selling exhibition of reduction fired lustreware and porcelain for use in the home. 4.00-9.30 pm Tuesday 22 November 2005, with eats and drinks. Anyone wanting an invitation should phone the pottery or reply to the address below: JCJ Pottery, Peelings Manor Barns, Hankham Road, nr Stonecross, Pevensey, BN24 5AP. T 01323 469009 E jcjpottery@btinternet.com www.jcjpottery.co.uk Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TS. Face to face: Portraiture Explored 14 October-15 January 2006 T 0121 414 7333 www.barber.org.uk Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts House, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria. Edmund de Waal 10 October – 23 December Edmund de Waal (b.1964) has been producing delicately minimalist thrown porcelain vessels for over twenty years. His exhibition at Blackwell will include newly-completed work which will punctuate the spaces around the house, as well as a separate installation. In a departure from his usually minimalist work, the new pieces will use decoration inspired by Blackwell. Edmund de Waal’s exhibition will be accompanied by a selling display of work by his ten apprentices past and present, including HyeJeong Kim, Chris Keenan, Carina Ciscato and Jacob van der Beugel. T 015394 46139 E info@blackwell.org.uk www.blackwell.org.uk the Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham. DL12 8NP. Art Nouveau Until 8 January 2006  T 01833 690606 E info@bowesmuseum.org.uk www.bowesmuseum.org.uk crafts study centre, The Surrey Institute of Art & Design, University College, Falkner Road, Farnham, Surrey. GU9 7DS. Deirdre Wood: Straight and Narrow Until 25 November Deirdre Wood has developed an ancient weaving principle through twisting woven lengths or strips before they are sewn together, producing textiles which move into the third dimension. Jilly Edwards: Off the Wall 6 December – 24 February 2006 Jilly Edwards attempts to challenge the way that artists and the public view woven tapestries. The viewer journeys around the woven tapestries and can interact with the work. The exhibition will include working drawings. Please phone to check opening times before your visit. T 01252 891450 www.craftscentre.surrart.ac.uk Dulwich Picture Gallery, Gallery Road, Dulwich Village, London SE21. Beatrix Potter: Artist and Illustrator 12 October 2005 - 22 January 2006 Beatrix Potter’s children’s books are known and loved the world over. This exhibition will be a retrospective of her life, her paintings and her world-famous illustrations. T 020 8693 5254 www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk Henry Moore Institute, 74 The Headrow, Leeds, W Yorkshire, LS1 3AH. Bronze: The Power of Life and Death Until 7 January 2006 This major exhibition at the Henry Moore Institute highlights the rich symbolic language of sculpture’s most familiar material from antiquity to the present day. While many exhibitions and catalogues are devoted to bronzes, few examine the meaning of the material itself. Bronze workers often embodied a range of different roles; they were not only alchemists and bell founders, but also gold workers and weapons engineers. The interchangeability of fame and notoriety is well represented by a material which could be melted down and re-fashioned: cannon became statues, statues became cannon. Although bronze may be seen as a traditional if not an old fashioned material, it is still very much in evidence in contemporary work, often transformed in its appearance but nevertheless present. Bronze represents, at one and the same time, the power of life and death. Thomas Woolner: Seeing Sculpture Through Photography 5 November-5 February 2006 Thomas Woolner (1825-1892) was the only sculptor-member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. His work has neither been studied much for its own sake, nor within other contexts. Renowned particularly for his portrait busts in the 1850s and 1860s, Woolner’s work falls between the tail-end of neoclassicism and the beginning of the New Sculpture, a period often overlooked in the history of British sculpture. New research shows that in the field of photography Woolner deserves to be remembered. This exhibition is the result of a fellowship project by American art historian Joanne Lukitsch, who was led to the Institute’s Woolner archive through her interest in 19thC photography. Her research has brought to light a number of surprising details that tell us not only about Woolner’s specific interest in photography, but highlight the significance of the medium as a strategy for self-promotion employed by Victorian sculptors. Placing commissioned photographs against sculptures and other types of reproductions this show provides an insight into how Woolner’s work was presented to the Victorian public. At a time when etchings and woodcuts were still the dominant means of reproducing art works in the printed press, Woolner’s preference for photography as early as the 1850s was innovative. His association with the London Stereographic Company as well as some of the most fashionable London photographers of the day demonstrates his awareness of – and desire to be identified with – the latest trends and developments in the medium. T 01132 467467 E hmi@henry-moore.ac.uk www.henry-moore.ac.uk imperial War Museum, Lambeth Rd, London SE1 6HZ. Lawrence of Arabia: The Life, The Legend 14 October 2005 - 17 April 2006 This major biographical exhibition marks the 70th anniversary of the death of T E Lawrence. His life and career continue to have an enduring fascination, with a significant resurgence of interest as a result of the current conflict in Iraq. The exhibition will cover his early years; his wartime experiences in the Middle East and the role he played in the Arab Revolt; his growing fame after the war; the writing of Seven Pillars of Wisdom; his 'disappearance' into the services and his untimely death following a motorcycle accident on 19 May 1935. A final section will look at the creation of the Lawrence legend, and how this has been sustained in books, films and the media. A wide range of original material illustrating many aspects of Lawrence's life will be featured, including letters, diaries, his Arab robes, photographs, film, paintings and memorabilia. An accompanying fully-illustrated book, Lawrence of Arabia: the life, the legend with text by Malcolm Brown, Lawrence biographer and historical adviser to the exhibition, will be published by Thames & Hudson to coincide with the opening. T 102 7416 5320 www.iwm.org.uk leighton House Museum, 12 Holland Park Road, London W14 8LZ The Leighton Drawings Project Until 9 December 2005 A display of some of the highlights and hidden treasures of the Leighton House drawings collection. Open daily except Tuesday T 020 7602 3316 Millinery works gallery, 87 Southgate Road, Islington, London N1 3JS. By Design: Exhibition Presented by Rachel Moss 6-30 October 2005, closed Mondays Contact Rachel Moss on 020 8883 7176 for a copy of the colour catalogue T 020 7359 2019 National Portrait Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London. Self-Portraits: Renaissance to Contemporary 20 October–29 January 2006 Sir Henry Irving Room 29 A special display dedicated to one of the stars of Victorian theatre. T 020 7306 0055 E nationalportraitgallery@npg.pmailuk.com www.npg.org.uk Royal academy of arts, Piccadilly, London W1J OBD. Edvard Munch by Himself 1 October–11 December 2005 China: The Three Emperors, 1662-1795 12 November-17 April 2006 This exhibition will focus on the most powerful rulers of China’s last dynasty, the Qing, with over 380 works drawn mainly from the collections of the Palace Museum, Beijing and never before seen in Europe. T 0870 8488484 www.threeemperors.org.uk russell-cotes art gallery & museum, East Cliff, Bournemouth BH1 3AA. A variety of exhibitions, including: Well Hammered: the Art of Japanese Metalwork Until December 2005 A Life on Stage: A Celebration of the Great Victorian Actor Sir Henry Irving 29 November 2005 – 12 March 2006 T 01202 451858 www.russell-cotes.bournemouth.gov.uk Tate Britain, Millbank, London SE1. Degas, Sickert and Toulouse-Lautrec 5 October-15 January 2006 The latest ‘combination’ show will explore the exchange of artistic ideas between Paris and London at the decadent end of the 19thC and the dawn of the 20th. It will feature over 100 works. Roger Fenton Until 2 January 2006 Born in 1819, Fenton abandoned his law studies in 1839 to become a painter. After studying in London he moved to Paris and became a pupil of Paul Delaroche. However, in 1851 he ceased his painting studies to take up the newly-invented process of photography. During the next eleven years he produced a varied body of work that represents one of the greatest accomplishments in the history of photography, covering landscape, architectural views, Orientalism, portraits of the Royal Family, still life and the galleries of the British Museum. Commissioned by Thomas Agnew under the direct patronage of Queen Victoria, he travelled to Balaclava and Sebastopol to document the Crimean War. His photographs are among the first ever to depict war. With approximately 90 works, this is the largest exhibition ever to have been devoted to this photographer. T 020 7887 8000 www.tate.org.uk Wakefield art gallery, Wentworth Terrace, Wakefield WA Ismay: A Passion for Pots 29 September-4 January 2006 WA Ismay filled his small terraced house in Wakefield with the most remarkable collection of 20thC ceramics in Britain. This selection from his 3,000 strong collection shows that he had an eye for the very best by top British makers. T 01924 305901 www.wakefield.gov.uk William Morris Gallery, London E17 4PP. Embroidery by William Morris and his Circle Until 6 November 2005. This exhibition displays impressive examples of large scale and domestic embroideries designed by William Morris and some of his principal associates, including May Morris, Edward Burne-Jones, Lucy Faulkner Orrinsmith, Philip Webb, George Jack and John Henry Dearle. T 020 8527 3782 E wmg.enquiries@lbwf.gov.uk www.lbwf.gov.uk the victoria and albert museum, South Kensington, London. Architecture and Photography in the 19th Century 3 November-18 February 2006 Style and Splendour: Queen Maud of Norway’s Wardrobe, 1896 - 1938 Until 8 January 2006 Exquisite clothes T 020 7942 2000 E bookings@vam.ac.uk www.vam.co.uk Lectures and Conferences Abbot Hall art gallery, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 5AL Talking Drawing Today - The State of Play Thursday 3 November Artist and Senior Lecturer in Drawing at Lancaster University, Gerald Davies, will discuss the contribution of drawing to British contemporary art. Drawing Now – Drawing from Life in a Digital Age Thursday 1 December The Director and Founder of the Prince’s Drawing School in London, Catherine Goodman, will look at the place of drawing in the making of paintings today. 6.30pm for 7pm, tickets £7.50, to include a glass of wine. It is important to book in advance. T 01539 722464 E info@abbothall.org.uk www.abbothall.org.uk Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts House, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria. Meet the Artist: Edmund de Waal 6.30pm for 7pm, Thursday 17 November While the exhibition of his work is on display at Blackwell, potter and author Edmund de Waal will speak about his career and work to date, outlining his approach to producing contemporary ceramics in Britain today. Tickets £7.50, to include a glass of wine. It is important to book in advance. T 015394 46139 E info@blackwell.org.uk www.blackwell.org.uk Cheltenham Literature Festival Art in the Afternoon: William Morris and the Pre-Raphaelites Lecture by Jan Marsh 7 October 2005 at 2:00pm £1 discount off full ticket prices for WMS members. The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival Town Hall, Imperial Sq, Cheltenham, GL50 1QA T 01242 263494 Church of St John the divine, Kew Road, Richmond. (nr Richmond Station) The Arts and Crafts Church in Richmond Saturday 29 October: 2.30 pm-6.30 pm Celebrating the centenary of the building and furnishing of the chancel and lady chapel by a group of artists and designers of the Arts and Crafts Movement (Christopher Whall, NHJ Westlake, Bainbridge Reynolds, Eric Gill and Arthur Grove, the architect): an afternoon of talks. Speakers include Peter Cormack, Paul Velluet and Leonard Chave. For information and bookings contact Alyson Barr. Tickets £7.50, to include tea. E StJohnsCentenary@aol.com T 020 8940 1437 GARDEN HISTORY SOCIETY And ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION 36 Bedford Square, London. Study Day: Women Garden Designers of the Early 2oth Century on Both Sides of the Atlantic 12 November For details, contact Robert Peel, rma.peel@btinternet.com, or visit www.gardenhistory.org and click on Events. the museum of Domestic design & architecture, Middlesex University, Cat Hill, Barnet, Herts EN4 8HT. In Search of Suburbia Thursday 20 October, 7.30 pm-9.00 pm (drinks from 7.00 pm) £5. A talk by Lesley Hoskins will consider the ‘unique selling points’ of a number of suburban developments in North London over the last 100 years. Is there a suburban ‘essence’ or are they all very different? T 020 8411 5244 www.moda.mdx.ac.uk northallerton & District local history society, 4 Arden Mews, Friarage Gardens, Northallerton, North Yorkshire DL6 1EN. William Morris & Company: The Arts & Crafts Movement in North Yorkshire Saturday 8 October Day conference; topics will include William Morris, Philip Webb, Burne-Jones, the patronage of the Bell family, Kiplin Hall and wider architectural influences. On Sunday 9 October there will be a coach tour of related sites, including Mount Grace Priory, Ingleby Cross, Ingleby Arncliffe, East and West Rounton, Great Smeaton, Eryholme, Kiplin Hall, Bolton-on-Swale and Scorton. Tickets from the Secretary, John Sheehan. T 01609 771878 The Third International Conference on the Arts & Crafts Movement The Role of the Arts & Crafts in the Quest for National Identity 19 - 22 October 2005, Barcelona, Spain. The conference features speakers from England, Scotland, Finland, Hungary, Spain and the United States and will open with a lecture by Dr. Martin Eidelberg – S.Bing: from Japonisme to Art Nouveau and a private view of the exhibition at the Caixa Forum. The programme includes visits to several Modernisme buildings and three tours and concludes with a panel discussion among the lecturers, open to the participants. The conference, as were the previous two, is organized by Elaine Hirschl Ellis, a board member of the William Morris Society in America. A special 10% discount offer on the Conference Fee is being offered to members of the William Morris Society. Information: www.nationalromanticismconference.com E artsandcraftstours@hotmailcom University of London, Malet Street, London WC1. The Aesthetic Interior: Neo-Gothic, Aesthetic, Arts & Crafts 28–29 October 2005: £50, £25 concessions. This two day international and interdisciplinary conference considers the changing character of a wide range of secular and sacred interiors in late 19thC England and Ireland which have been broadly identified as Aesthetic. The conference asks what are the characteristics of these spaces? How might we approach the interior as a subject of visual and historical analysis? What problems and opportunities do interiors as a genre present to art historians? T 020 7862 8675 E je7@york.ac.uk www.sas.ac.uk/ies the victoria and albert museum, South Kensington, London. Flogging & Hanging Wallpaper History Society Conference 15 October 2005 A one-day conference focusing on aspects of the making, marketing and use of wallpaper in the 20th century. Speakers will examine aspects of the industry and its associated trades. Contact: Christine.Woods@manchester.ac.uk T 020 7942 2000 E bookings@vam.ac.uk www.vam.ac.uk the victorian society 15 October        Arts & Crafts Stained Glass 26 November      Manchester Town Hall 26 November      Emery Walker Study Day All lectures are at the Art Workers’ Guild, 6 Queen Square, London WC1 at 6pm for 6.30pm Full information about joining the society, regional activities and bookings is available from its headquarters at 1 Priory Gardens, Bedford Park, London W4 1TT. T 020 8994 1019 events@victoriansociety.org.uk www.victorian-society.org.uk HOME · NEW · EVENTS · NEWSLETTER · SITE ARCHIVE · ABOUT THE SOCIETY MORRIS' LIFE AND WORKS · PRODUCTS · LINKS · JOURNAL · CONTACT US LAST UPDATE 1 OCT 2005 · PLEASE REPORT BROKEN LINKS TO WEBMASTER @ MORRISSOCIETY.ORG