Art Appreciation: Art and Design in the Chilterns

Designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the Chilterns has played host to many artists and craftsmen. This one-off session will focus on some of the twentieth-century artists and designers who either made the Chilterns their home and/or found inspirations from the Chiltern landscape. Works by artists such as Paul and John Nash, John Piper, Eric Gill, Clare Leighton, Agnes Miller Parker, E. McKnight Kauffer and the textile designer Marion Dorn will be discussed, and include their contribution to the applied arts in its many forms. The session will be lavishly illustrated with images and photographs. During this session, our experienced tutor will enable you to investigate the work of a number of twentieth-century artists and designers who lived and worked in the Chilterns, discover and discuss lesser-known illustrations of these artists, evaluate the diversity of work produced by artists who have lived and worked in the Chilterns during the twentieth century and give you suggestions for further research and study. A reading list will be provided and you will be encouraged to contribute to discussion in a safe, relaxed environment with like-minded people. The session is open to everyone regardless of prior experience of art history.