with Barley Roscoe
16 June - 14 July 2009
Tuesday mornings 10am - 12 noon
Cost for the series £40/£30 concessions
01223 748100 to book
The aim of the series is not only to give some background to the artist-craftspeople represented in Kettle’s Yard but also help place them in context within their respective crafts. Each session will comprise looking at the chosen examples for the week in situ in the house and a sit down talk in the gallery with books, postcards, catalogues and other visual aids as appropriate. Questions and discussion will be encouraged.
Barley Roscoe is a consultant curator, writer and lecturer, and a member of the BBC Antiques Roadshow team of experts. Her background is firmly rooted in the Arts & Crafts tradition, as her mother was the great niece of Ernest Gimson the renowned architect, furniture designer and maker. Barley Roscoe established the Crafts Study Centre within the Holburne Museum of Art, Bath where she was Director from 1986-1999, and was awarded an MBE for her work there. The collection, which moved to Farnham in 2004, concentrates on work by some of the best British craftspeople from 1900 onwards.
16 June
Following a general introduction to the crafts on display within Kettle’s Yard, the focus will turn to cut lettering by Eric Gill together with examples of calligraphy by David Jones. Mention will also to be made of the important part played by Edward Johnston in the revival of interest in calligraphy and lettering in the twentieth century.
23 June
Concentrating on the various examples of lettering on glass by David Peace seen throughout the house. Reference will also be made to David Kindersley’s Workshop, and the engraved glass of Laurence Whistler.
30 June
Focusing on the stoneware vases in Kettle’s Yard by William Staite Murray and with mention of work by some of his key students from the Royal College of Art. An overview of work of the interwar years by Bernard Leach and others at his pottery in St Ives, Cornwall, will also be given.
7 July
Looking at the fine range of bowls by Lucie Rie found throughout Kettle’s Yard and with reference to the more sculptural ceramics of her friend and colleague Hans Coper. Their work and aesthetic will be compared and contrasted to post war pieces by Bernard Leach and those following the Leach tradition.
14 July
Examining the printed textiles of Ben Nicholson in Kettle’s Yard and mentioning those by other members of the Nicholson family including EQ and Nancy. Reference will also be made to textiles hand-blockprinted in the 1930s by Elisabeth Vellacott, whose drawings are represented in the collection at Kettle’s Yard.
