18th February talk by Dr Graham Twemlow

 Paul Nash, Wood on the Downs, 1929 (image courtesy of Dr Graham Twemlow)

 Chiltern Landscapes:

Art & Design in the Chilterns

Dr Graham Twemlow

 Designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the Chilterns has played host to many artists and craftsmen. Graham’s talk will focus on some of the leading artists who, in the first half of the 20^th century, either made the Chilterns their home or found inspiration there. Works by artists such as, Paul & John Nash, John Piper, Eric Gill, Clare Leighton, E. McKnight Kauffer and the textile designer Marion Dorn will be discussed, and include their contribution to the applied arts in its many forms

 A retired University lecturer Graham writes and lectures on design history and decorative arts subjects. He holds an MA in the Decorative Arts, and a PhD on Printing and Design History from the University of Reading. An experienced speaker, he has given talks at venues such as the Royal Society of Arts, London, the Grolier Club, New York, Christie’s South Kensington, the River & Rowing Museum, Henley on Thames, the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, and numerous other venues in the U.K. His publishing credits include a role as a specialist consultant, editor and contributing author to the highly acclaimed Phaidon Archive of Graphic Design. Graham publishes aspects of his current research on a Blog (www.grahamtwemlow.blog)