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.
	Monday 2nd March 2020 (booking 16th January 2020) Lecturer: Peter Medhurst W.A.Mozart: The Golden Years in Vienna 1781-1791 Peter Medhurst is a musician, singer and scholar who has performed and lectured throughout the world. His enchanting and thought-provoking presentations include digital projections, recordings and live examples sung and played at the piano. He returns to give us an extra special occasion. (Please click on the blue print above to continue reading)
	Thursday 4th June 2020 (booking Thursday 16th April 2020) Lecturer: Mary Alexander Why Paris? 1900 - 1947 Following her very popular New York Special Interest Day, Mary Alexander returns with another entertaining and stimulating day “exploring how and why the city of Paris has acted as both a magnet and a cauldron of talent for aspiring artists and designers during the first half of the twentieth century". (Please click on the blue print above to continue reading)
	Tuesday 10th November 2020 Three lectures online at 10.30am, 11.45am and 2.00pm These will be recorded for a limited time Lecturer: Neil Faulkner Lawrence of Arabia This fascinating day, to be given by the author of the recently published Lawrence of Arabia’s War, draws on years of field research. Neil Faulkner’s interest in T.E. Lawrence was sparked during a 10 year archaeological project in the deserts of southern Jordan. (Please click on the blue print above to continue reading)
	Tuesday 20th April 2021 - Three Virtual Talks Lecture 1: 10.00am-11.00am Lecture 2: 12.30pm-1.30pm Lecture 3: 3.30pm-4.30pm Lecturer: Mark Cottle 'When England had Scarcely Begun': Sutton Hoo and the Lindisfarne Gospels Sutton Hoo and the Lindisfarne Gospels provide remarkable insights into the England of the 7^th century. Sutton Hoo, Near Woodbridge, Suffolk Early in the century, a great ship was dragged ashore from the river Deben in Suffolk. It became the burial place of a powerful Anglo-Saxon warlord, buried with a mound of treasures from all over the known world. Fine weaponry, gold coins and exquisitely crafted jewellery reflected levels of sophistication which were a revelation. (Please click on blue print above to continue reading.)
	Wednesday 9th June 2021 at 10.30am online. Lecturer: Peter Medhurst The Genius of Beethoven - 250 Years Celebration Special Interest Day The Genius of Beethoven - 250 Years Celebration This Special Interest Day follows the lecture on Beethoven on Thursday 20th May. Lithograph Portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven by Ferdinand Schimon Peter Medhurst, renowned musician, singer, lecturer and scholar, follows his May lecture on Ludwig van Beethoven with a Special Interest Day devoted to the composer Beethoven (as in his Mozart 2020 duo). Beethoven is one of the most admired composers in the repertoire. His exceptional creativity is set against both his increasing deafness and a period of turmoil in European history. (Please click on the blue print above to continue reading)
	Thursday 4th November 2021 10.30am-16.00pm. Online. Lecturer: Suzanne Perrin The Silk Road: Past and Present 10.30am-11.30am 1st Lecture: The Historical Background 12.30pm-13.30pm 2nd Lecture: More recent history and artifacts 13.30pm Questions on the morning sessions 15.00pm-16.00pm 3rd Lecture: The modern Silk Road. 16.00pm Questions and overall discussion on the day The Silk Road has held a fascination for travellers since the early Christian era, and many traders, religious pilgrims and conquerors have passed through the settlements and towns that stretch from Central Asia to the East China Sea. Along the various routes that make up the network of the ‘Silk Road’ – itself a misnomer – flourished an exotic mixture of cultures from Arabic, Turkic, Iranian, Indian, Mongolian, Chinese and Tibetan sources. Mogao Caves, Dunhuang (Please click on the blue print above to continue reading)