Thursday 23 February 2012, doors open 7pm, talk at 7.30pm at St Nicholas Church, Chiswick
Martin Postle, curator of the Royal Academy exhibitionopening on 10 March, will give this illustrated talk about Zoffany, the 18th century artist whose home was at Strand on the Green.
The event has been organised jointly by the Friends of St Nicholas and the Friends of St Anne’s Kew. A donation of £5 is suggested for admission and refreshments
Monday 20 February 2012, 7.30pm at the Chiswick Memorial Club, Afton House
Simon Shorvon will give an illustrated talk about Lucien and Esther Pissarro and their private press in Stamford Brook. Dr Shorvon was a contributor to the recent exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum. Copies of the book which accompanied the exhibition, with his essay about the Pissarros’ life in our area, will be on sale at the meeting
photo by Anna Kunst
16 January 2012, 7.30pm at Chiswick Memorial Club, Afton House
In this illustrated talk, Val Bott will reveal the full history from 1713 to the present day, using her detailed research for the new displays at Hogarth’s House.
