Members’ letter October 2019

Dear Members

We have added some new events to our 2019-2020 programme which we hope you will enjoy:

• European Art from 1600: the early modern period, a ten-week course starting on 7 January led by Giulia Martina Weston
• Scottish Colourists, a study day on 16 January led by Roger Billcliffe
• Personal Possessions of the Mughal Emperors, a five-week course starting on 4 March led by Ursula Weekes
• The Ghent Altarpiece: exploring the van Eycks’ masterpiece, a study day on 27 March led by Paula Nuttall
• Contrasts of Little Venice and the Paddington Basin, a study walk on 7 April led by Andrew Davies
• Michelangelo Drawings at the British Museum, a study visit on 15 April led by Caroline Brooke, 10.30am or 11.45am

We also still have some places available for Public Art in the City, a study walk on 21 November 2019 led by Elizabeth Singleton.

You can find details of all the above on our website or with this letter. All events can be booked online via our secure booking system, WebCollect. We would prefer you to use WebCollect if possible to book events, even if you prefer to send a cheque by post; it does make life easier and more cost-effective for the Society.

The Society’s Annual General Meeting this year will be held on Saturday 30 November at The Art Workers’ Guild at 2pm, and you will find all the relevant papers, including nomination forms, online here or enclosed with this letter. The meeting will be followed at 3pm by The Maria Shirley Lecture. It will be given by Michael Symes and will be entitled Art and the creation of the landscape garden at Painshill.

I hope that you are enjoying our current programme of events. We are always interested to hear any comments or suggestions about the Society and its work, so please email the Secretary, secretary@londonarthistorysociety.org.uk, or write to us via our correspondence address: c/o Tudor Cottage, Stoke Prior, Leominster, Herefordshire HR6 0LG.

Best wishes

Rae Richardson
Communications Coordinator