Tour and lectures at Marianne North Gallery, Kew Gardens

Icon Gilding and Decorative Surfaces Group
Visit and lectures at The Marianne North Gallery, Kew Gardens

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Richmond
Surrey TW9 3AB
United Kingdom
Saturday 26 February, 2011
10-30-1.30
(Lunch at the Orangery, not included in price)

Price:
    UKP10 for Icon members
    UKP5 for Icon student members students
    UKP15 for non-members
    This includes entrance to Kew (normally UKP13.50) and all
    lectures and tours.

Booking: To secure a place please contact

    Ian Newman <ian1661<-a t->gmail< . >com>

or for more information please contact

    Anthea Bisson <amphbisson<-a t->yahoo< . >co< . >uk>

The Marianne North Gallery has been recently restored and re-opened
to display the 833 paintings that Marianne North painted of flora on
her travels around the globe. Although Marianne North was an amateur
painter, her artwork and the painted, gilded gallery in which her
collection is displayed is nothing short of awesome, although sadly
under-visited. For more information and an example of her work, go
to

    <URL:http://www.kew.org/collections/art-images/marianne-north/>

Jonathan Farley, Senior Conservator at the Kew Gardens has made it
his mission to get Marianne North and the gallery noticed and cared
for once more. While the official opening is due in March this year,
the majority of the conservation to the gallery was completed nearly
a year ago, and visitors have been enjoying it since then. However,
the recent reinstatement of the original paintings marks a
significant moment in the gallery's history, and it is with great
pleasure that we offer this day of exploration of the art, the
artist, the history of the gallery and its recent restoration.

To start the day, Jonathan will take the group on a tour of the Art
Conservation Studio, outlining the processes used for this huge
project. A walk through the gardens will bring us to the gallery
itself, where Jonathan will conclude with a talk on the history of
Marianne North and the gallery. Rachel Witt, paintings conservator
with Plowden and Smith who lead the conservation of the canvas
paintings and gilding, will then give a lecture on this side of the
project.

This will leave us at the gallery itself, which can be enjoyed at
leisure with a short walk to the visitor centre or the Orangery for
lunch.

Additional information: We will meet at 10.15 at the Herbarium,
where Jonathan will meet us for the tour. These are the staff
quarters of the site; please ask for a map if needed.

Claire Daly ACR
Conservator (Decorative Surfaces)
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
UK


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