HHHEELLLLOOELLO E NNGGLLANANDDNGLAND, WWWEEE’’’RREERE B ACACKKACK!!! JJuunneeJune 888-8---14,1144,,14, 220000992009 WWISISWIS ### 554454 Wedgwood Museum Barlaston, England Celebrating 250 Years At Wedgwood, The 200th Birthday Of Charles Darwin And The New Wedgwood Museum 2009 marks the 250th anniversary of the founding of The Wedgwood Company. 2009 also marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his book, ‘On The Origin Of Species’. The great 19th Century naturalist had many links with Staffordshire, the Wedgwood Family, and there are many events being held there this year. The Wedgwood International Seminar is proud to hold it’s 54th Annual Seminar at the New Wedgwood Museum this year and would like to acknowledge the time and efforts put forth on our behalf by the Wedgwood Museum staff and in particular Mrs. Lynn Miller. WIS PROGRAM - WIS #54, June 8-14 - England * Monday - June 8, 2009 9:00 AM Bus Departs London Hotel To Moat House Hotel Stoke-On-Trent / Lunch On Your Own 3:00 PM Registration 3:00 PM, Moat House Hotel 5:30 PM Bus To Wedgwood Museum 6:00 PM President’s Reception @Wedgwood Museum-Meet Senior Members of the Company Including Museum Trustees, Museum Staff, Volunteers 7:00 PM Dinner & After Dinner Announcements Tuesday - June 9, 2009 8:45 AM Welcome: Earl Buckman, WIS President, George Stonier, President of the Museum, Gaye Blake Roberts, Museum Director 9:30 AM Kathy Niblet, Formerly of the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery “Studio Potters” 10:15 AM Lord Queesnberry “Design & Design Philosophy” 11:00 AM Coffee Break 11:30 AM David Puxley “ On Being A Studio Potter At Wedgwood” 12:15 PM Alan Erickson “Unveiling Of New WIS Website” & WIS Members Open Forum 1:00 PM Lunch @ Wedgwood & Group Photo 2:15 PM Members Visit The Wedgwood Museum / Board Meeting 4:15 PM Visit St Peter ad Vincula “Josiah’s Grave” Then Bus Back To Hotel 6:00 PM Dinner @ the Moat House 7:00 PM Ray Johnson & Films Of The Potteries (Moat House Hotel) Wednesday, June 10, 2009 9:00 AM Gaye Blake Roberts “Wedgwood 250th Anniversary Celebrations & 200th Anniversary of Darwin” followed by Sharon Gater “Charles Darwin” 10:00 AM Coffee Break 10:30 AM Jenny Uglow “Erasmus Darwin” 11:15 AM Board Bus To Nottingham Castle Museum - Lunch @ Nottingham Castle Museum & Welcome To The Nottingham Castle Museum by Pamela Woods: The afternoon will be spent at Nottingham Castle Museum 5:00 PM Bus To Moat House Hotel 6:30 PM Dinner at Local Pub (TBD) Thursday, June 11, 2009 9:00 AM Kevin Salt “18th Century Wedgwood Burslem” 9:45AM Julie McKeown “Introductory talk on Rode Hall & The Wedgwood Collection” 10:30 AM Coffee Break 11:15 AM Depart For Astbury Church & Rode Hall - Lunch Will Be At Rode Hall, and The afternoon Will Be Spent At Rode Hall Viewing The Collection, Home & It’s Gardens 4:30 PM Bus To Moat House Hotel 6:00 PM Skinner’s Cocktail Reception (Moat House—Etruria Hall) 7:00 PM Dinner @ The Moat House Friday, June 12, 2009 9:00 AM Bus Departs For Visit To The Potteries Museum 11:00 AM Bus Departs To Wedgwood Museum 11:45 AM Lunch @ Wedgwood 12:00 PM Alan Wedgwood, Direct descendent of Josiah Wedgwood “My Ancestors” 1:45 PM Free Time At Wedgwood Museum & Wedgwood Visitor’s Center 3:30 PM Closing Remarks From The Wedgwood Museum / Visit The Seconds Shop If Open Or Trentham Estate & Gardens On Return Trip To The Moat House 6:00 PM Dinner & General Meeting (Moat House) Saturday - June 13, 2009 - 9:00 AM Bus Departs For Lady Lever Gallery & Liverpool (Lunch @ Lady Lever) 4:00 PM Bus Returns to Moat House 6:00 PM Annual Banquet @ Wedgwood Sunday, June 14, 2009 9:00 AM Bus Departs - Return To London *Schedule is tentative. June is always a busy month in England, particularly in London. Some of the “antiques” fairs taking place near our Seminar visit are listed below to help you in planning your trip. (On Your Own - These are in addition to the scheduled seminar and may require entrance fees) Fairs, etc United Kingdom - June, 2009 OLYMPIA SUMMER ANTIQUES FAIR - Earl’s Court Exhibition Centre, Warwick Road, London SW5 9TA June 5-14 - 11 AM - 7 PM £14 At Door, £10 In Advance (Preview June 4 - £80 ) ARTHUR SWALLOW FAIR, Swinderby - giant flea market - about 2 hours from London via trains from King’s Cross Station, courtesy bus meets London trains outside Newark Northgate Station to take you to the fair nearby at Swinderby, Tuesday & Wednesday, June 2&3; opens at 7AM on Tuesday (Entry £15), opens at 8 AM on Wednesday (Entry £2.50) SELLING EXHIBITION - “8 Days in June” June 2-8 & June 5-6 10 AM - 6 PM - 4 Dealers On Kensington Church Street DMG ANTIQUES FAIR, NEWARK ANTIQUES FAIR - giant flea market - about 2 hours from London via train from King’s Cross Station; courtesy bus meet London trains outside Newark Northgate Station to take you to the fair nearby At Newark & Notts Showground; Thursday & Friday, June 4 & 5; opens 9 AM (Entry on Thursday £20; Friday £5) PORTOBELLO MARKET - June 6 (Saturdays) LONDON COIN FAIR - June 6 - 9:30 AM - Holiday Inn - Bloomsbury PRESTIGE CERAMICS FAIR - June 6 11 AM - 5 PM - Kensington Town Hall, London ADAMS FAIRS - June 7, Chelsea Town Hall, Kings Road, Chelsea, London, 11 AM COVENT GARDEN - June 7, Centre Jubilee hall, (lower end merchandise) 6 AM RUSSIAN ART FAIR - June 6-8 - Jumeirah Carlton Tower, Knightsbridge, London 10 AM (Noon on 6th) CHELSEA TOWN HALL - VINTAGE CLOTHING & MID 20TH CENTURY “STUFF” - June 7 11 AM GROSVERNOR HOUSE ANTIQUES FAIR - June 11-14; LeMeridien Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London 11 AM BOWMAN ANTIQUES FAIR - June 12 & 13, Bingley Hall County Showground, Weston Road, Stafford, Staffordshire; 10 AM Covent Garden - June 14, Centre Jubilee Hall, (Lower end merchandise) 6 AM ADAMS ANTIQUES FAIRS - June 14, Royal Horticultural Hall, Lindley Hall, Elverton St. Vincent Square, Victoria London 10 AM • Dates, Time, & Events Not Guaranteed • Entrance Fees May Apply To The Above Venues Special Thanks To Bob Reichner & Earl Buckman For Providing Us This Information Wedgwood International Seminar INCORPORATED Among our distinguished speakers at the 2009 Seminar are the following: Jenny Uglow - Grew up in Cumbria, and worked in publishing since leaving Oxford. She is Honorary Visiting Professor at the University of Warwick, and has written widely on 18th and 19th cen- tury literary and culture. The latest of her acclaimed works is 'The Lunar Men - The Friends Who Made the Future'. She will be speaking on Erasmus Darwin (grandfather of Charles Darwin), and other associ- ated friends of the great Josiah. Kathy Niblett - Former senior curatorial member of staff at the world famous Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent (Staffordshire) - Kathy will be talking about studio potters past and present. Kathy is well known to former WIS participants as a guest lecturer. David Puxley - The first ever Wedgwood resident studio potter in the 1960s - David will talk on his reminiscences of his time at Wedgwood, and his later experiences as a renowned studio potter. Lord Queensberry - For the last 5 decades Lord Queensberry has reigned supreme in the design world, and formed, with Martin Hunt, the world-famous Queensberry Hunt Design Association. Lord Queensberry will give his own individual thoughts on past and present design, and design philosophy. Alan Wedgwood - Direct descendent of the great Josiah Wedgwood, Alan (as a toddler) laid the foundation stone for the new Barlaston factory in 1936, 'assisted' by Production Director Norman Wil- son. Alan will talk on 'his family'. Julie McKeown - Well known lecturer and author, Julie will be talking on the history of 'Rode Hall' - and its long-lasting associations with the Wedgwood family (including Richard Wedgwood, father-in-law of Josiah I), and the artist Walter Crane. This precedes our trip to Rode Hall to see the house, its great ceramics collection, and beautiful gardens. Sharon Gater - Senior curatorial member of the Wedgwood Museum Trusts staff, expert on 19th and 20th century Wedgwood production, and pioneering researcher into the life and achievements of Charles Darwin. She is to give a paper on the third generation of the Darwin / Wedgwood family - the re- nowned Charles Darwin himself, whose 200th anniversary of his birth we are also celebrating in 2009. Sharon is one of our favorite speakers and has been dubbed one of the “Three Graces of Barlaston”! Kevin Salt - Archivist at the Wedgwood Museum Trust, and author on the history of 'Etruria' - will talk on Richard Wedgwood, Wedgwood's father-in-law, and also on 18th century 'Wedgwood's Burslem'. Ray Johnson - Senior academic lecturer at Staffordshire University will provide a commentary and show early 20th century films of "The Potteries”. Ray has dedicated several decades of his life to the location and restoration of Potteries' archive film - the evening will include the famous, and often hilarious, 1930 week-long pageant which was held in Hanley Park to celebrate the bicentenary of Wedgwood's birth in 1730. The Wedgwood Museum The Potteries has welcomed a new landmark building and visitor attraction to Stoke-on-Trent, The Wedgwood Museum, at Barlaston. Opened in October, 2008, the £10 Million Museum houses the majority of the Wedgwood ceramic archive and art collection to create a new museum of International significance. Not since 1906 has so much of the archive been out of storage and on view to tourist, scholars, and visitors from around the world. Here you’ll find a striking new state-of-the-art building.