of the Association of Art Historians Editor: Flavia Swann Editorial Office: Please find below the dates for the forthcoming 11.30 Students* meeting: chair, Andrew Department of issues of The Bulletin: Stephenson History of Art & Design Bulletin 22 Publication mid July 12.30 Lunch North Staffordshire Deadline for copy 24 May 1985 13.30 Schools' meeting: chair, Tony Dyson Polytechnic Bulletin 23 Publication late November. 14.15 College Road Schools' discussion Stoke-on-Trent ST4 2DE Deadline for copy 1 October 1985 Museums meeting: chair, Michael Telephone: Kauffman (0782)45531 APPOINTMENT OF SECRETARY TO THE 15.00 Universities meetings: chair, John AAH House 15.45 Art colleges and polytechnics meeting: Peter Fitzgerald, who has been our Honorary 16.30 chair, Jon Bird Secretary since June 1979, has decided to retire 16.45 Tea after the next Conference. The Executive 18.00 Art colleges and polytechnics discussion Committee has considered the future organisation End of day's programme at the City of the Association and has decided to appoint a 18.15 University part-time paid Secretary. I am pleased to 18.45 Buses leave for reception announce that Joseph Darracott, at present a Reception at Christies member of the Executive and this year's Sunday 31 March Conference Organiser, has agreed to take on the 9.00 new post, with effect from this April. The The morning programme begins: Constitution already contains a provision which French influence on Italian art enables the Association to make such an London (part one) appointment without the need for any amendment. Interiors 1600-1800 (part one) Joseph Darracott was born in 1934 and read The effectiveness of images (part one) History at Lincoln College, Oxford, followed by a Naturalism year at the Sorbonne after graduation. He worked Design History as an editorial assistant at Thames & Hudson 10.00 Twentieth century studies before becoming Keeper of the Rutherston 10.30 Coffee Collection at the City Art Gallery, Manchester. 11.30 Second papers This was followed by a lectureship in art and 12.30 Third papers design at Hornsey School of Art and he took a 13.30 Lunch (first sitting) BA as an external student at the Courtauld 14.30 Lunch (second sitting) Insitute of Art. He joined the staff of the Imperial The afternoon programme begins: War Museum in 1969, becoming Keeper of Art Renaissance architecture and later of Art and Design History, until his London (part two) resignation in 1983. Interiors 1600-1800 (part two) Dennis Farr The effectiveness of images (part two) Chairman Surrealism and photography 15.30 Open session 16.30 Second afternoon papers ASSOCIATION OF ART HISTORIANS 17.00 Tea LONDON CONFERENCE 1985 18.00 Third afternoon papers Annual General Meeting Evening free The eleventh annual conference will be held at the Monday 1 April City University, Northampton Square, London 10.00 Art History Book Fair opens EC1 from 30 March to 1 April 1985. 10.00 Coffee A conference publication this year will combine 10.30 The day's three sessions begin: a timetable programme, and abstracts of papers. Art History and Visual Perception The following draft programme may be subject to Aspects of Design minor alteration. Mass Culture and High Culture 12.15 Lunch (first sitting) Saturday 30 March 13.30 Lunch (second sitting) 9.00 Registration 14.30 Second papers begin 10.00 Coffee 15.30 Third papers begin 10.30 The use of exhibitions (forum) 16.30 Tea 17.00 Art History Book Fair closes Twentieth Century studies Fourth papers begin Chair: Brandon-Taylor, Winchester School of Art. 18.00 The days three sessions end The Chairman will be joined by another speaker 18.15 Art publishing (forum) on Picasso, namely Toni del Renzio, and Slavka There will be no formal closure of the conference. Sverakova (University of Ulster) will be giving a paper on the important Czech theorist, Bohumil Markalous. Sunday Programme Renaissance architecture Convenor: Caroline Elam, Westfield College. French influence on Italian art Three papers mainly discussing 16th century Convenor: Joanna Cannon, Courtauld Institute. Italian art contributed by Paul Davies, David Three papers will deal with topics ranging through Hemsoll and Andrew Murrough. the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, contributed by Dillian Gordon (National Gallery), Surrealism and photography Lindy Grant and Kay Sutton. Convenor: Dawn Ades, University of Essex Recent work on a topical subject by Rosalind London Krauss (Columbia University), David Mellor Convenor: Selina Fox, Museum of London. (University of Sussex) and Ian Walker. A variety of topics by specialists in different fields, including Hermione Hobhouse on the Open Session London Survey, Clare Willsdon on murals at the John Clark, Camberwell School on painting in Royal Exchange, Luke Herrmann on the Sandbys, Taiwan under Japanese occupation, Gerald Ralph Hyde on fashion plates, Anthony Burton on Needham (York University, Ontario) on the the Bethnal Green Museum and Tessa Murdoch on underworld of Victorian art, Margaret Garlake on Hugeunot silver. British abstract post-war art. Interiors 1600-1800 Convenor: David Irwin, University of Aberdeen. Monday Programme Recent work on a significant theme with contributions from James Ayres (John Judkin Memorial), John Bury (Victoria and Albert Art History and visual perception Museum), Ian Gow (National Monuments Board Chair: John Steer will be joined by Sir Ernst of Scotland), Peter Thornton (Sir John Soane Gombrich, Richard Wollheim, and the Museum), and John Wilton-Ely (University of psychologist John Kennedy (University of Hull). Toronto). The effectiveness of images Aspects of Design Convenor: Alex Potts, Camberwell School of Arts Chair: Penny Sparke, Royal College of Art. and Crafts. Abram Games on his practice as a designer, How visual images function, especially in Bernard Myers (Brunei University) on design and projecting ideas with a concrete social and teaching, and Vicky Thomas on the gift trade. political significance; and how far engagement with cultural policies of the present affects our Mass culture and high culture evaluations. Contributors include Oriana Baddeley Chair: Jon Bird, Middlesex Polytechnic. (Camberwell), Clive Dilnot (Preston Polytechnic), This session is about the functioning of visual Andrew Hemingway (Wimbledon School of Art), images: how their impact as visual artefacts relates and Lynda Nead (Birbeck College). to their effectiveness in projecting ideas that have a concrete social and political significance outside Naturalism the world of art and visual illustration. Aspects of Convenor: Kenneth McConkey, Newcastle the recent debate discussed by Julian Roberts Polytechnic. (Cambridge College of Advanced Technology), Towards a definition of naturalism in late Angela McRobbie, Barry Curtis (Middlesex nineteenth century French art, with contributions Polytechnic) and from the University of by Gabriel Weisberg (National Endowment for the Birmingham Centre for Cultural Studies, Owen Humanities, Washington), Paul Duro (Newcastle Gavin, Angela Partington and Andy Lowe. Polytechnic), and Kathleen Adler Jones (Middlesex Polytechnic). Other participants The conference has been planned to give more Design History opportunity for discussion of issues affecting art Chair: John Turpin, National College of Art and history; members will note that it is possible for Design, Dublin. any member to attend all the meetings of the John Turpin on Irish design of the 1960s will be different groups on Saturday. joined by speakers on local resources: Kathy It is not possible to give details of all the Jenkins, (Humberside College) and textile history, speakers from the different platforms. However, Hazel Clark (Council for national Academic among the speakers at the opening forum will be Awards). Alan Bowness and Julian Spalding (City of Manchester Art Galleries). Publishers at the Monday forum will be Vicky Bird (Victoria and Albert Museum), Neil McGregor (Burlington Magazine), Conway Lloyd Morgan (Trefoil Books), and John Nicoll (Yale University Press) ART HISTORY BOOK FAIR — LONDON 1985 Facilities Monday 1 April — 10.00 to 17.00 The University bar will be open until 22.30 on The City University Sunday evening, and until 21.30 on Monday Northampton Square evening. London EC IV OHB Conference members staying at the City University will have further details about facilities April Fool's Day is an easy date to remember for open to them. the 6th Art History Book Fair. Although the administration of the Fair does not get any easier Day tickets it is gratifying not to have to explain and justify Members who have friends who may wish to buy the Fair which now has an established reputation. day tickets for the Monday programme should As with members wishing to attend the write to me. An application form will be available Conference, exhibitors find the London venue in March. The price for a day ticket will be £8 or easier to arrange and I can confidently predict a £5 for a student. Members are reminded that full bumper turnout. conference membership is only open to members. There will be two innovations at the 1985 Fair: (1) An AAH members' own stand, about which Bookings and deadlines you will find full details below. Bookings for accommodation should preferably be (2) A 'fiction for and by art historians' stand. received by 1 March. 50 rooms are available. Jonathan Cape are offering a prize of a copy of Bookings received later than 15 March may not be Anita Brookner's Hotel du Lac for the person acceptable. who comes up with the snappiest title for this Bookings for the conference should normally be stand. Send your suggestions to me as soon as received by 15 March. Members booking by this possible. date will receive an invitation to the Book Fair As usual the Fair is open to everyone free of lunch on Monday. charge and the extremely useful catalogue of Hungry conference members are encouraged to exhibitiors is also free to all visitors. Once again buy at least one hot dish on either Saturday or can I also appeal to any of you who could either Sunday (the University cafeteria is closed at the arrange for posters to be displayed at your weekend).