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A Year in the Life of TASHH Newsletter No 57 December 2019 www.tashh.org.uk A Year in the Life of TASHH 2019 has been an exceptional and very busy year for TASHH with well-attended monthly lectures, a wonderful tour to Lisbon by 25 of us, more visits than ever, and two attractive Special Interest Days. Your Chairman, Linda Green and Committee members work hard to provide a varied programme of events which they hope will appeal to the membership and, judging by the take-up and feedback afterwards, they have certainly succeeded this year. It was a privilege to be in the audience for the January lecture on Germany’s Counter Memorials which was judged by some to be the best lecture they had ever attended. The atmosphere in the room was electric, and you could hear a pin drop as Angela Findlay, with her Anglo-German roots, talked honestly and directly about the extraordinary, brave and inspiring works of public art created since the 1980s to keep alive in the individual psyches of the German people, the memories and lessons of one of history’s darkest periods. Until Angela arrived at Kenwood she had no idea that her audience would be composed of so many people with a personal history of the Holocaust, and she was clearly moved by the questions and comments she received at the end of her lecture. It is interesting for the Committee to read the feedback of members in the surveys completed after each lecture. There is a wide discrepancy of views, as what appeals to some of you does not to others. However the broad consensus is that the 2019 lectures to date have all been judged either excellent or outstanding, which is testament to the skill of our programme secretaries in selecting the very best speakers. Several English artists have featured from Joshua Reynolds, JMW Turner and John Constable in the 18th century, through Edward Burne-Jones in the 19th, to Eric Ravilious, John Piper, the Holland Park Circle and Francis Bacon in the 20th. The audience enjoyed Colin Davies’s introduction to Modern European and USA Architecture, and were very appreciative of the musical interludes played by Lois Oliver to illustrate her sublime lecture on Edward Manet. Our November speaker Dr James Taylor delighted our members with his interesting and highly entertaining talk on Dazzle: Disguise and Disruption in War and Art, a topic new to most of us. At our Special Interest Days the speakers are afforded three hours to develop their chosen topic. In March, Daniel Snowman gave us a history of Opera, and in November we were introduced to the art of Collecting by the charming and knowledgeable Antiques Roadshow’s Marc Allum. There were nine visits in 2019 all of which sold out very quickly. Indeed the Foreign Office proved so appealing that a second one was hastily organised by Gordon Rickard. Our visits early in the year to the Reform Club and Trinity House were both fascinating, as was the more recent one to Apsley House and the Wellington Arch. The heavy rain at Kew in June did not dampen our enthusiasm for the magnificent and joyous Dale Chihuly glassworks on display there. We had a superb guide whose comprehensive knowledge of her subject was appreciated by us all. The coach outing to Highclere was enjoyed by those who went, although we would have preferred to have had more time at the Castle before driving to our lunch venue. As a regular member of the NT audience, I was intrigued to see all the work carried out behind the scenes to bring productions to life. I have been fortunate to be able to attend the full programme of 2019 events and am delighted that the year, as well as being such a success artistically, has proved to be a profitable one, which means that we can hold the 2020 subscription fee at its current level and continue to support Magic Lantern. Janice Blackstaffe Treasurer 2 PRESIDENT’S LECTURE in support of Magic Lantern: 15 August 2019 Victoria & Albert at Home Many thanks to all those TASHH members and their guests who came to hear our President, Julius Bryant deliver a lecture entitled "Victoria & Albert at Home: celebrating their 200th birthday". Julius is now Keeper of Word & Image at Victoria & Albert Museum, responsible for the museum’s collections of prints, drawings, paintings, photographs, designs, digital art, books and archives. However, as Chief Curator and Director of Museums and Collections at English Heritage, he was responsible for the restoration of Osborne House on the Isle of Wight. As a result he was able to give us an outstanding lecture on the origins, design, history and restoration of Osborne House and an insight into the private lives of Victoria and Albert and their large family who loved spending time in their home away from the palaces on the mainland. The history, descriptions and photos of the house were fascinating, especially the Durbar Hall, designed by Lockwood Kipling, with its mixture of Mughal and Hindu decor layered over a very British baronial hall. Members are thanked for their support of this lecture which enabled us to make a further donation of £1,000 to Magic Lantern. Every Arts Society is encouraged to support Young Arts, an initiative launched by Patricia Fay, founder of the Arts Society. When Barbara Reece became our Chairman in 1997, she proposed that we might support Magic Lantern as a Young Arts initiative as their aims fitted in so well with ours. We have supported them ever since. Magic Lantern is an educational charity that uses great works of art to help children observe and explore the world around them. The teachers, one of whom, Frances Rustin, is a member of TASHH, use art as a learning tool across the whole curriculum. Their methods which develop speaking, listening, critical thinking, and observational skills, help children learn to enjoy famous works of art. Their methods are suitable for all age groups, from nursery to Year 13. Some of the initial donations were raised through an annual Christmas raffle and subsequently, under the Chairmanship of Maureen Haltrecht, the Society rasied £625 by publishing a recipe book produced by Colyn Reece and Stuart Burman with recipes tested by Louise Golding. We now raise money by asking members for donations with their annual renewals and we also give the proceeds from our annual special lecture every August. To date, we have donated more than £16,000. In 2019, Magic Lantern was awarded a J M Barrie Members’ award by Action for Children’s Arts for “25 years of helping people to observe and explore the world around them and think creatively and critically through a series of Art History workshops”. Have a look at their website and observe their Director, Matthew Sanders in action. https://magiclanternart.org.uk/ Below is an extract from Matthew’s thank you letter for the £1,000 donation. “A huge thank you to you and your fellow members for the incredible donations we have just received. Your loyal support is wonderful and so helpful to our work.” Ruth Judes Newsletter Editor Osborne House The Durbar Hall 3 15 August 2019 Visit to the National Theatre: Friday 13 September 2019 What you don’t see when you go to see a performance at the National Theatre! Our tour on 13th September gave us a glimpse of what happens behind the scenes of this iconic building, inspired by Sir Laurence Olivier and designed by Denys Lasdun. It took thirteen years to complete before it finally opened in 1976. Lasdun based his design on the concept of "architecture as urban landscape" and the material he selected was concrete, which he described as “a beautiful material if it is used in the way its own nature intends it to be used”. As well as giving us an informative insight into the concept and creation of the NT, our guide, Mat Patterson told us about the day-to-day running of the three-theatre complex, the technicalities involved in putting on a production and how the NT, which is a non-profit making organisation, funds itself, as well as giving us some entertaining titbits and anecdotes as to what goes on behind the scenes…we learned that it took 4 hours to transform Benedict Cumberbatch into Frankenstein! We started off in the unique Olivier theatre, which is modelled on the amphitheatre in Epidaurus and seats 1,160 people. The purple colour chosen for the seats was Laurence Olivier’s favourite colour but it also represents heather, reflecting the natural ethos that Olivier and Lasdun wanted to create. We learned about the ‘command’ position on the stage from which actors can see the entire audience. Apparently, even Ian McKellen finds appearing on the Olivier stage a daunting experience! Most fascinating was the description of the Olivier Theatre’s extraordinary huge computer-operated rotary drum in the bowels under the stage. Thanks to its ingenious pulley system, the drum can cope with several scene changes by enabling the stage to be lowered through the floor and spun around. And, because it’s split into two, operators can swap one half for the other without, in theory, the audience suspecting a thing. After a visit to the very different Lyttleton Theatre, we had a tour of the vast area backstage. In total, the skilled craftspeople, technicians, practitioners and artists who create the sets, costumes, make-up and hair, are a large proportion of the NT’s 3,500 staff, alongside the actors, ushers and administrative staff. Those of us who had the privilege of doing this tour with Mat will no doubt see the National Theatre in a very different light the next time we take our seats to watch a production! Terry Clarke Secretary Access to Kenwood House for lectures Please note our starting time of 10.45am.
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