Category: Art & History
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Art & History 2023 planned schedule
2023 9 Jan John Hopwood Antoni Gaudi, The Sagrada Familia, and many of the other buildings designed by this amazing architect 23 Jan Rosalind Miranda Mouth and Foot Artists 13 Feb Angela Chantry The Dark Origins of St. Valentine’s Day 27 Feb Peter Atkinson Banksy 13 March Rosalind Miranda Apples, Booze and Money (Johnny Appleseed)…
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New Video: The Architectural Legacy of Moorish Spain
By Peter Atkinson More Art and History lectures recorded as videos here.
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New Video: The life and work of Antoni Gaudi
By Peter Atkinson More Art and History lectures recorded as videos here.
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New Video: Intersecting Lives JFK and LBJ
By Peter Atkinson John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Lyndon Baines Johnson: their lives, personalities and careers, with an emphasis on the 60s, the decade of their presidencies. The principal issues were the cold war, civil rights, Vietnam, and the assassination and its aftermath. It is a story of two fascinating individuals, with great strengths and deep…
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Outdoor Art in Spain: Architecture, Sculptures and Murals
By Peter Atkinson A comprehensive tour of the art and architecture that can be viewed in Spain’s outdoors, from whole buildings to minor architectural details and stand-alone artworks, including the transient or trivial as well as the monumental and permanent. Banksy said “art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable”. Maybe some of the work…
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Lectures in Lockdown
Missing our lectures? The Arts and History Group has prepared some interesting videos for you.
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The Life and Wonderful Works of the Artist Joaquin Sorolla
By John Hopwood Born in Valencia to a wealthy family of fabric makers and then orphaned at the age of three being raised by his aunt, the wife of a poor locksmith, this artist rapidly became famous for his wonderful paintings. He was particularly well known for his wonderful beach scenes showing children at play…
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The History of the Automobile
By John Hopwood. Commences with an introduction to La Marquese which is the oldest car in the world which is still in full working condition and then goes on to discuss the very earliest ideas and designs for a road vehicle. It includes many amazing concept cars as well as illustrations of some vehicles previously…
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The History of the Bicycle.
By John Hopwood. This is a slightly humorous look at the history of the bicycle from the first push bikes through the many different designs to the latest racing and mountain bikes. Contains many little-known facts about the bicycle and is equally of interest to enthusiastic bikers as well as those who have never ridden…
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The Life and Works of David Hockney
By John Hopwood. The quite detailed story of this wonderful artists life from his humble beginnings in Bradford to becoming the most expensive living artist in the world. His first picture which was of his father, sold at an art fair in Leeds for £10. His most expensive work, Portrait of an Artist sold for…
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The Life and Art of Grayson Perry
By John Hopwood. The full story of this artist’s life from his very difficult childhood through to his great success being the only potter ever to wind the Turner Prize and his many achievements as a potter, an engraver, a tapestry maker, an author, a Reith Lecturer and a much admired museum curator.