Lecture at the Grolier Club, 12 March 2009 Vernon Lushington: Pre-Raphaelite, Friend of William Morris and Father of "Mrs. Dalloway" David Taylor, Roehampton University          Thursday, 12 March 2009          6 p. m. Reception to follow          The Grolier Club          47 East 60th Street          New York, NY Sponsored by the William Morris Society in the United States, the American Friends of Arts and Crafts in Chipping Campden, the Grolier Club, the Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms, and the Victorian Society in America. Although he was a friend and colleague to many famous artists, authors, and activists, the lawyer and positivist Vernon Lushington (1832-1912) remains virtually unknown today. In "Vernon Lushington: Pre-Raphaelite, Friend of William Morris, and Father of 'Mrs. Dalloway,'" historian David Taylor will draw upon previously unavailable materials from the Lushington archive to shed light on the interesting and influential figure who arranged the first meeting between Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti and who visited with William and Jane Morris at Kelmscott Manor. Taylor will also discuss the connection between the Lushingtons and the Stephen family. After the death of Mrs. Lushington, Vernon's three daughters were taken under the wing of Julia Stephen, wife of Leslie Stephen and mother of Virginia Woolf. Vernon Lushington's eldest daughter, Kitty, became the model for the title character of Woolf’s novel Mrs. Dalloway (1925). The Lushingtons also spent summers with the Stephen family at Talland House in Cornwall, which provided the setting for the Ramseys' summer home in Woolf's To the Lighthouse (1927). Letters in the archive offer insight into Woolf's fiction. David Taylor is a historian, writer, and lecturer living in Cobham, Surrey. A Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, Taylor has published several works on the history of Cobham and presented lectures to the Virginia Woolf Society, the Pre-Raphaelite Society, and the William Morris Society. Vernon Lushington is the subject of Taylor's doctoral research. Contact Mark Samuels Lasner (or 302-831-3250) with questions. PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE Note: These links will take you to a secure payment page operated by PayPal. Tickets must be purchased one at a time. Member-rate Reservation: Taylor lecture 12 March 2009: $12.00 per person Do you require special assistance at the venue? No, thank you. Yes, please ask someone from the Grolier Club to contact me about accessibility. Non-member Reservation: Taylor lecture 12 March 2009: $18.00 per person Do you require special assistance at the venue? No, thank you. Yes, please ask someone from the Grolier Club to contact me about accessibility. HOME · NEW · EVENTS · NEWSLETTER · SITE ARCHIVE · ABOUT THE SOCIETY MORRIS' LIFE AND WORKS · PRODUCTS · LINKS · JOURNAL · CONTACT US LAST UPDATE 6 JANUARY 2010