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The flowering of the modern age - Britain between the wars The cataclysm of the First World War was the turning point in the emergence of a new way of living prompting a desire to experiment with new ideas, materials and technologies. This course will look at aspects of British life and culture in the Twenties and Thirties, the excitement of new forms of travel and communication, the response to radical ideas emanating from the Continent, the influence of the Paris Exhibition of 1925 and Britain's contribution in the fields of graphic art, textile design and ceramics. |
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| Tuesday 4 March 2003 | ||||
| 10.30am | ||||
| The Modern
Age? Britain Between the Wars Dr. Martin Francis, Lecturer in History, Royal Holloway, University of London |
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| Art Deco
in Britain: Reactions to the Paris Exhibition 1925 Professor Gillian Naylor, Royal College of Art |
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| 1pm | ||||
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| 2pm | ||||
| "We
shall not cease from exploration": English Identity and Modernism Dr. Alan Powers, University of Greenwich |
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| Tuesday 11 March 2003 | ||||
| 10.30am | ||||
| A Stranger's
Eye: Bill Brandt's Picture of British Life in the Twenties and Thirties
Mark Haworth-Booth, Head of Research, Victoria & Albert Museum |
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| 12pm | ||||
| British Textiles:
From Imitation to Innovation Charlotte Samuels, Assistant Curator in Textiles and Fashion, Victoria & Albert Museum |
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| 1pm | ||||
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| Streamlined
Style: Travel in the Art Deco Era Paul Atterbury |
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| Tuesday 18 March 2003 | ||||
| 10.30am | ||||
| The Word
Made Visible: Typography and Illustration Dr. Alan Powers, University of Greenwich |
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| 12pm | ||||
| Fabric and
Rug Design for the Modern Interior: A Case Study of Marion Dorn Christine Boydell, Principal Lecturer in Design History, De Montfort University, Leicester |
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| 1pm | ||||
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| What are
the wild waves saying? Wireless Cabinet Design in the Twenties and
Thirties Geoffrey Opie |
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| Tuesday 25 March 2003 | ||||
| 10.30am | ||||
| Tradition
and Modernity: Interiors and Furniture Design Rebecca Milner, Assistant Curator, Department of Furniture, Victoria & Albert Museum |
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| 12pm | ||||
| British Fashion
1920-1939: Couture to Co-Op Amy de la Haye |
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| From Bernard
Leach to Clarice Cliff: Ceramics between the Wars Paul Atterbury |
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| The cost
of the full course is £210. The cost of the morning lectures
only (lunch not included) is £120. The lectures will take place
at The Medical Society of London, Lettsom House, 11 Chandos Street, Cavendish Square, London W1. Each day will begin at 10.30am and finish at about 3.30 pm. |
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