The Artist and the Garden. Artists' views as sources of evidence for Garden History Views of Historic Gardens

When
10th November 2008
Where
Garden Museum
Time
10:30

This is the first Symposium for Garden Historians and those involved in the restoration of Historic gardens and landscapes to explore artists’ views of gardens as a source of evidence for the history and conservation of gardens. Do pictures tell the truth about gardens of the past? Six speakers present case studies of gardens, artists, and artistic media.

  • Kathryn Spence on Thomas Robins the Elder (d.1770)
  • Christine Lalumia on James Tissot (1833-1902)
  • Mary Guyatt on Allingham and Jekyll
  • David Jacques on the Restoration of the Landscape at Chiswick
  • Michael Symes on Prints
  • Andrew Lawson on Garden Photography


    • £50 including lunch (£40 to Friends of the Museum and Birkbeck Students)

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