How the liners of yesteryear turned into floating works of art.
The Golden Age of the Transatlantic Liner: How vying for the Blue Riband,
changing tastes and national pride, turned the liners of yesteryear into
floating works of art.
New York! New York! The Ashcan Experiment: In early 20th century New
York, a generation of artists chose the skyline and the labourers who built
it as their subject.
Tiffany and Co - Diamonds and Decadence: Art and enterprise came together
to make this iconic purveyor of luxury.
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THE ARTS SOCIETY ACCREDITED LECTURER
Mr Brian Healey
A senior modern languages teacher in an independent grammar school for many years, I have also enjoyed a successful parallel career since the 1980s as a professional artist and interior designer. Since 2006 I have been regularly appointed to a number of prestigious ocean and river cruise lines, either as resident artist, guest lecturer on art history or as destination speaker for more than forty countries. Most recently this work has successfully extended to art guiding through important towns and museums in France, Belgium, Holland and Spain.
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