Programme of Lectures 2012 These talks take place at Whiteley Village Hall at 10.30am |
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11th January 2012 The GILBERT COLLECTION - Silver Ian Pickford Ian Pickford entered the antiques silver trade on leaving school. Six years later, he became lecturer for the University of London and the University of Surrey, for NADFAS (National Association of Decorative and Fine Art Societies) and for the National Trust. Further to his very popular appearances on BBC's "The Antiques Roadshow" his writings include the now standard reference book on Silver Flatware, and he is the Editor of Jackson's Silver and Gold Marks. |
Ian Pickford |
8th February 2012 The Ancient Greek Olympics: a visitor's guide Dr. Neil Faulkner Neil Faulkner has appeared on Channel 4's Time Team, BBC2's Timewatch and Channel Five's Boudica Revealed. He is publishing a book on the subject of today's lecture. Other books include "The Decline and Fall of Roman Britain", "Apocalypse", "Hidden Treasure" and "Rome: Empire of the Eagles". More details on his website: http://www.neilfaulkner.org.uk/ |
Neil Faulkner |
14th March 2012 GARDENS of the ITALIAN RENAISSANCE Barbara Peacock Barbara Peacock was Tutor in Fine Art, Southampton University until 1998, she was previously Assistant Keeper of Fine Art at Birmingham City Art Gallery. |
Fountain in Waikato, New Zealand, inspired by Italian Renaissance |
11th April 2012 From TROY to MYCENAE: In search of Homer's Heroes Louise Schofield Was Curator of Greek Bronze Age and Geometric Antiquities at the British Museum for 13 years, she now works on international archaelogical projects, principally in Turkey and Albania. She has lectured at Chiltern DFAS three times, being re-engaged due to the popularity of her lectures. In 2004 she made a film with the BBC2 Horizon team on the truth behind the story of Troy. Her most recent book on Greece, "The Myceneans" was published in 2007. |
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9th May 2012 ENGLISH LANDSCAPE PAINTING: 1750-1850 Angela Cox Was Head of Education at the National Portrait Gallery from 1970-80. Lectures widely. Recently course tutor for the V&A Year Course Rococo to Modernism.
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John Constable: "The Hay Wain" - 1821 (detail) |
13th June 2012 "The SINCEREST FORM of FLATTERY" - great images and those who borrow them Barry Venning Associate Lecturer for the Open University since 1986, and since 1992 Lecturer in Art History at Brooklands College, Weybridge. Lives locally.
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Andy Warhol: "Campbell's Soup" (1968) |
8th August 2012 PAUL GAUGUIN - GENIUS or MADMAN? Eveline Eaton Eveline Eaton grew up in in Berlin. Since 1973, she has lived, studied and worked in the UK. She has a degree in History of Art from the Courtauld Institute, as well a Diploma from the Study Centre for the History of Fine and Decorative Arts. Since the 1980s, she has worked as a free-lance lecturer for Surrey University, the Art Fund and for NADFAS. She frequently guides art-trips to Berlin/Dresden, Munich and Bavaria, the Cote d’Azur, Normandy and New York. She is a member of Weybridge DFAS. |
Paul Gauguin "Self Portrait" (1893) |
12th September 2012 AGM at 10.00 am followed by GALLÉ, LALIQUE and their CONTEMPORARY FRENCH GLASSMAKERS Diana Lloyd Freelance Lecturer in Ceramic, Glass and the History of Interior Decoration. Lectures at the Inchbald School of Design. Guides groups through museum collections and country houses. |
Diana Lloyd |
10th October 2012 The SOUTH EAST BRICK by BRICK Dick Bolton "Man of Kent". Canterbury Cathedral Guide. Registered Blue Badge Guide. Member of the British Brick Society and the Lutyens Trust. |
Sir Edwin Lutyens' 1905 brick factory office in Bilton Road, Basingstoke
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14th November 2012 CHOPIN and the POLISH SOUL Dr. Rosamund Bartlett Rosamund Bartlett has a doctorate from Oxford, and is currently Visiting Professor at Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance, and a Visiting Research Fellow in the Music Department at King's College London. We enjoyed her Special Interest Day on "Art & Revolution: Russian Culture in the 20th Century" in March 2011 so much we had to ask her back. |
Rosamund Bartlett |
12th December 2012 In the BLEAK MIDWINTER: Artists' Responses to Snow Ann Clements Has worked cataloguing English watercolours and drawings for the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, and carried out research for the Paul Mellon Foundation. This lecture will be followed by Christmas drinks and mince pies |
Pieter Bruegel the Elder: Massacre of the Innocents (1565) (detail) |
Enquiries about the Programme can be sent by email to our Programme Secretary, Elvira Spary, at progsec@weybridgedfas.org.uk. The lectures are for WDFAS members only. Times: Hall opens 10.00 am WDFAS cannot be held responsible for any personal accident, loss, damage or theft of members’ personal property. Members are covered against proven liability to third parties. |
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