20 January
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The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths by Ian Pickford.
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17 February
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Caillebotte: The Unknown Impressionist with the Unpronounceable Name by Mrs Margaret Davis.
Caillebotte's most exciting paintings celebrate Paris, newly modernised in the second half of the 19th century. The lecture offers an opportunity to study his rare better known paintings in the wider context of his life and work. This will include discussion of the role of this comparative unknown in promoting the Impressionist group as a whole, most significantly for posterity, by collecting the paintings of such colleagues as Degas, Monet and Cezanne at a time when they had yet to achieve wide recognition and by leaving his collection to the Louvre.
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| 17 March |
Coventry Cathedral: Destruction to Reconstruction by Dr. Anna Barrington-Ward.
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| 21 April |
Mary Magdalene: a character assassination in art by Mrs Geri Parlby
Over the last few years Mary Magdalene's reputation has been undergoing something of a springclean and not before time. For the past 1500 years she has been the most maligned woman in the history of the Christian Church. In the 6th century she was mislabelled by Pope Gregory the Great as a reformed prostitute. This unjustified disreputable past has provided centuries of artists with the inspiration they needed to create some of the most sensuous religious paintings in history. Truly one of the most beautiful character assassinations in the history of art.
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| 19 May |
William de Morgan, Victorian Art Potter by Matthew Williams
Matthew Williams became Curator of Cardiff Castle in 1990 and has become a keen champion of 19th century architecture and design. His lectures bring a zestful enjoyment to the subject of Victorian design which can be unexpectedly full of humour and delight. |
| 16 June |
Coffee: From Arabia to the Coffee House - The Art and History of Coffee Drinking by Christopher Bradley
The Coffee House was a 17th century institution of Levantine origins that encouraged literary and artistic debate. The history, art and culture of coffee are all explored in this lecture.
Recommended reading:
'The Coffee House' by Markman Ellis (Orion 2004)
'Coffee' by Banks, McFadden and Atkinson (Lorrenz 1999)
Also try National Geographic magazine:
January 2005 - 'Hot Coffee'
March 1981 - 'Coffee - the Bonanza Bean' |
| 15 September |
The Shakers: their Beliefs, Architecture and Artefacts by John Ericson |
| 20 October |
The Gilded Stage: a Social and Cultural History of Opera by Daniel Snowman |
| 17 November |
WSDFAS AGM
A Restless Imagination: Carl Faberge's Life and Work by Kieran McCarthy |
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