Henley DFAS

Past Special Interest Days

	Thursday 9 March 2017 (Booking on Thursday 19 Jannuary) Lecturer: Sue Jenkins Nature and Naturalism - The Suffolk Landscapes and Portraits of Thomas Gainsborough, John Constable and Sir Alfred Munnings This Study Day will mainly explore the landscape of Gainsborough and Constable who were both born in Suffolk, looking at how their upbringing laid the foundation for their subsequent work. For Gai
	Thursday 22 June (Booking Thursday 20 April) Lecturer: Marie-Therese Barrett MA The Arts of Japan and Europe: Fascinating Parallels and Contrasts throughout History This survey of Japanese art throughout history, from pre-history to the 19th century, reveals surprising similarities and fascinating contrasts with Western art of the same period. Japanese approa
	Thursday 2 November (Booking 21 September) Lecturer: Leslie Primo BA MA Foreigners in London 1520-1677: The Artists that Changed the Course of British Art This Study Day will look at why foreigners were preferred by the aristocracy in London to native-born painters and why foreigners came in the first place, what was their motivation and what was the
	Tuesday 13 March (booking Thursday 18 January) Venue: The Finlay Suite, Phyllis Court Club Begins at: 10.30 a.m. Lecturer: Mr David Phillips Connoisseurs’ Conundrums – Fine Art Forgery In this enthralling look at the difficulties facing the professional art historian, David Phillips will take us behind the scenes of the museum world to help us understand the issues and controvers
	Thursday 7 June (booking Thursday 19 April) Venue: The Finlay Suite, Phyllis Court Club Begins at: 10.30 a.m. Lecturer: Ms Mary Alexander New York New York – A Virtual Day Trip Join us on this much acclaimed ‘time travel’ virtual tour of New York with art historian and Arts Society favourite Mary Alexander.
	Wednesday 24 October (booking Thursday 20 September) Venue: The Finlay Suite, Phyllis Court Club Begins at: 10.30 a.m. Lecturer: Mr David Rosier Chinese Imperial Textiles of the Qing Dynasty 1644-1911 This Study Day promises a feast for the eyes as David takes us through his exploration of the Court Costume and Dress Accessories worn by the Imperial Family.
	Thursday 7 March 2019 (booking Thursday 17 January) Venue: The Finlay Suite, Phyllis Court Club Begins at: 10.30 a.m. Lecturer: Chloë Sayer, Frida Kahlo: Mexican Art and Culture Chloë Sayer, who has led tours in Mexico, is the ideal guide to take us through Frida Kahlo’s flamboyant, turbulent life and passion for ancient Mexican culture which was expressed in her costumes
	Thursday 13 June (booking Thursday 18 April) Venue: The Finlay Suite, Phyllis Court Club Begins at: 10.30 a.m. Lecturer: Lars Tharp Rags and Riches: London High Life and Low Lars Tharp’s day will open with “Harlots, Rakes and Crashing China” linking the life and works of William Hogarth to the wider world of ceramics.
	Tuesday 12 November (booking Thursday 19 September) Lecturer: Siân Walters Raphael and his Rivals (Please click blue print above for booking instructions). Raphael, one of the world’s great artists, died in 1520 in Rome aged 37 at the height of his artistic career in which he rivalled both established painters such as Michelangelo and younger contemporaries such as Sebastiano del Piombo. Acclaimed art historian Sian Walters will mark the forthcoming 500th anniversary by tracing Raphael's extraordinary development from modest commissions in his home town of Urbino to a position as one of the leading artists at the court of Pope Julius II in Rome. Raphael - Study of Two Apostles © Ashmolean Museum The National Gallery in London has announced a major Raphael exhibition in 2020.