We will have two lectures on these two famous tapestry factories. The Gobelin factory was in Paris and the Mortlake factory of course was down the road from us.
Tapestry was not only a highly prized art form it had a range of roles to play from room warmer to religious story and from propaganda to celebrating triumphs. In these two lectures we will begin by looking at how tapestries are made as there is much more to it than might be imagined. Then we will look at some of the great owners of tapestries and their sets.
In Lecture 1 we will cover the 15th and 16th centuries.
In Lecture 2 we will cover the 17th to 21 centuries, including arts and crafts tapestries.
By the end, our hope is that you will never again simply walk past tapestries on your way to fine art but stop and give them due consideration and respect.
Meeting place - We will meet downstairs at Duke Street Church, Duke Street, Richmond TW9 1DH. Entrance is via the door at the back of the church - down Quadrant Road and through the first archway on the left into the church's private car park.
Meeting time - Please be there from 9.30am in time for a 10am start.
09.30 Registration
10.00 - 11.00 Our lectures begin
11.00 - 11.30 Break. Coffee and biscuits will be served.
11.30 - 12.45 Second lecture
The cost is £23. You will be emailed a ticket but you do not need to show it on arrival as we will have a list of names. You are most welcome to bring family and friends.
Our lecturer - Our lecturer is Susan Kay-Williams who is Chief Executive of the Royal School of Needlework at Hampton Court Palace. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and the Chartered Institute of Marketing and in 2015 was made a Fellow of the Society of Dyers and Colourists in recognition of her work on the history of dyes.
Susan has a longstanding interest in textiles, especially colour, and published her first book, The Story of Colour in Textiles (Bloomsbury) in 2013. She has extensive lecturing experience and has been invited to lecture in the USA, Canada, China, Japan and Taiwan as well as for the V&A and across the UK. In 2022 she published An Unbroken Thread: the 150 year history of the Royal School of Needlework. She is currently the President elect of the Society of Dyers and Colourists
If you have any questions please contact Val Williams at auntie.val@icloud.com; Mobile 07983 682368 or Tel 020 8546 4050.
The Arts Society Richmond
