Graphic Icons of the Twentieth Century is the theme of a series of lectures and Study Days by retired graphic designer Howard Smith. All are possibly in living memory or near living memory. Each lecture lasts an hour and is an in-depth fully researched exploration of extraordinary creativity sometimes in unbelievable circumstances.

Graphic Art is art for a purpose no different to the portraiture of Sir Thomas Lely or Rembrandt’s The Night Watch which were pure commercial ventures. Because subjects are recent there is a wealth of actual information to support the stories, which are both nostalgic and entertaining. All lectures are lavishly illustrated and contain vintage film clips.

Born during the Second World War, Howard was educated in Scotland and gained an MA from Trinity College, Dublin. In the 1960s he worked for UK and International advertising agencies before starting his own marketing and print company in Canterbury. His website on http://www.howardsmith.me.uk has full details. He was delighted to become an accredited lecturer of The Arts Society in 2017.

His lectures mainly cover an extraordinary fifty-year period which saw immense change, ingenuity and creativity and set the theme of 'Graphic Icons of the Twentieth Century'. A full colour 20pp brochure is available on request with no obligation.