The life, work and art of an unconventional Victorian lady.
Living and travelling with the ‘liberty of a wild bird’, but maintaining the dress and manners of a Victorian lady Marianne North led an unconventional life painting exotic and rare plants in their native lands. The pursuit of plants took Marianne around the world whilst her paintings were destined for England. This talk explores Marianne North’s work, her social context and the eventual creation of her gallery at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew.
THE ARTS SOCIETY ACCREDITED LECTURER
Dr Twigs Way
Twigs Way is a professional researcher and writer fascinated by the past and intrigued by the role of flowers, gardens and landscape in art and culture of all kinds.
Her work explores themes of symbolism and meaning, class and gender, art and literature...and she enjoys following lesser known paths in garden history towards the unexpected. Her original work was on the history of women in the garden and she retains an active research interest in this topic.
Recent publications include the art and culture of specific flowers including the carnation and the daffodil and her book on the Chrysanthemum in Art and Culture was published October 2020 by Reaktion Press, and she is currently working on the Daffodil in art and culture.
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