October 2022
O Paxton! How Chatsworth’s Victorian Genius Put The World Under Glass
An Art Society Lecture with Simon Seligman. Born into a humble farming family, Joseph Paxton was one of the most inventive and influential figures of the 19th century; his most famous masterwork, the Crystal Palace of 1851, is considered by significant contemporary architects to be the birth of modern architecture. This lecture celebrates Paxton’s life and achievements and how he left his mark on Victorian Britain.
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2B or not 2B? An illustrated story of drawing
Discover the drawing techniques of the Great Masters at this Arts Society Lecture with Lynne Gibson.
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150 years of London Underground design
This Arts Society Lecture with Mark Ovenden covers surprising attempts to create some graphic unity, even in the 1860s and 70s. The talk will look at Leslie Green's architecture, the Arts & Crafts movement, Frank Pick, Edward Johnston's typeface, Charles Holden's architecture and the Streamline Moderne/Art Deco movement leading us to today’s developments.
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