A Brief History of Welwyn Garden Decorative & Fine Arts Society
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To mark the 30th anniversary of Welwyn Garden Decorative & Fine Arts Society a celebration lunch was held at Welwyn Garden City Golf Club.
Our June lecturer, Dr Paul Roberts, then joined some 70 members for lunch; also amongst those present were former past chairmen, Iris Vowles, Gill Bottoms and Tony Fletcher, together with immediate past Chairman, Ann Hollis (now Area Chairman), pictured here with current Chairman, Dianne Howes, in the foreground.
2010 Programme
| Date | Subject | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 20 January 2010 | Picasso's "Guernica" and the Spanish Civil War | Barry Venning |
| 17 February 2010 | The landscapes of Gustav Mahler | Eric Shanes |
| 17 March 2010 | Lee Miller and Roland Penrose at Farley Farm | Antony Penrose |
| 21 April 2010 | NOTE CHANGE OF SPEAKER The History of the Royal Academy |
Eric Shanes |
| 19 May 2010 | Jewellery in ancient Egypt: gold of the Pharaohs | Nicole Douek |
| 16 June 2010 | From Greece to the Normans: the splendour of Sicily * Anniversary Lunch at WGC Golf Club* |
Dr Paul Roberts |
| 15 September 2010 | Art in Paris: the most decadent city in the world | Linda Collins |
| 13 October 2010 | From 1611 to 2011: Art and the English Bible | Professor Michael Wheeler |
| 17 November 2010 | Queen Victoria: success through portraiture and her struggle for the throne | Dr Kate Williams |
| 19 January 2011 | The Shakers of North America: their beliefs, architecture and artefacts | John Ericson |
