21
May 2024

Christopher Dresser : Designer for the Modern World?

Welcome to The Arts Society Lunesdale
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 - 11:30
Borwick and Priest Hutton Memorial Hall
Borwick Lane Borwick, Carnforth LA6 1JL
Online Event

Dresser as a pioneer of modern design

In the 1930s, Pevsner hailed Dresser as a pioneer of modern design. But is this the best way to account for the extraordinary objects that he helped to create? This lecture considers Dresser’s work as a prolific industrial designer, the impact of mechanisation on his products, and the diversity of his influences from Pre-Columbian pottery to botany. 

THE ARTS SOCIETY ACCREDITED LECTURER

Dr Suzanne Fagence Cooper

Dr Suzanne Fagence Cooper is an art historian working on 19th and 20th Century British art. She was a curator and Research Fellow at the V&A Museum, and is currently Honorary Visiting Fellow at the University of York. She has curated a major exhibition on John Ruskin and J.M.W.Turner, and she is planning a new exhibition project on William Morris and his family for 2025. Suzanne is the author of 'To See Clearly: Why Ruskin Matters', 'Effie Gray' and 'Pre-Raphaelite Art in the V&A Museum'. She is a trustee of the Burne-Jones catalogue raisonné and has worked as a consultant for TV and film projects, including 'The Invisible Woman' with Ralph Fiennes. She leads art history tours in England, France and Switzerland, and is an invited speaker for Cunard. Her latest book is How We Might Live: At Home with Jane and William Morris.