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EVENTS AND LECTURES

Society

1. A Decorative Art: the History of Wallpapers

Ms Joanna Banham
Harrogate DFAG
18 Nov 2018 - 13:30
Cairn Hotel, Harrogate, United Kingdom, HG1 2JD

A lecture on the History of Wallpapers

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2. Berthe Morisot: Impressionism’s First Lady

Mr Bernard Allan
Rother Valley
18 Nov 2018 - 14:00
The Hastings Centre
The Ridge, Hastings, United Kingdom, TN34 2SA

With her privileged background Berthe Morisot was, perhaps, an unlikely recruit to the Impressionist cause.

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3. The Wind in the Willows revisited through its illustrators

Mr John Ericson
Royal Tunbridge Wells
19 Nov 2018 - 11:00
Trinity Theatre, Church Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom, TN1 1JP

We examine Kenneth Grahame’s classic tale of Ratty, Mole, and the incorrigible Mr Toad, which has been illustrated by more than ninety artists since it was first published in 1908.

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5. Giles: His Life times and cartoons

Mr Barry Venning
Canterbury Evening
19 Nov 2018 - 19:30
The Old Sessions House
Canterbury Christ Church University, Longport, Canterbury, United Kingdom, CT1 1PL

The cartoonist, Carl Giles, once said that he loved his creation, Grandma Giles – that fearsome, black-clad, gambling, drinking battleaxe.

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6. io Saturnalia - Happy Christmas the Roman Way!

Mrs Gillian Hovell
Ealing
19 Nov 2018 - 20:00
The University of West London
St Mary's Road, Ealing, United Kingdom, W5 5RF

Early Christians celebrated Christmas at the same time as the ancient Romans were feasting and partying for their pagan Saturnalia festival.

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