Miniature Portraits - Tiny Treasures Close to Our Hearts |
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A lecture by Cindy Polemis hosted by The Arts Society Ealing
April 16, 2024 April’s lecture from The Arts Society Ealing will be a talk on the subject ‘Miniature Portraits – Tiny Treasures Close to Our Hearts’ by Cindy Polemis. From diplomatic gifts to tokens of love, between the 16th-19th centuries miniatures were commissioned as small portraits which could be held in the hand or placed inside lockets creating an intimate relationship between the owner and sitter, this talk looks at the history of these tiny treasures of art. Lecturer, Cindy Polemis has worked as an art guide at Tate Britain and Tate Modern. She has also been a trustee at the Museum of the Home, formerly the Geffrye Museum. Cindy has accumulated a wide range of art historical knowledge ranging from 18th European and British art to the contemporary international art scene. She has been an official guide for both Frieze Masters and Frieze Art Fairs in London and is particularly keen to draw parallels with art and social history. This talk is at 7:30pm on Monday 22 April at St Barnabas Church Hall, Pitshanger Lane, Ealing W5 1QG. Visitors are welcome to attend at £8 per lecture (£3 for students); payment can be made in cash or by card on the evening. Visitors are welcome to attend at £8 per lecture (reduced to £3 for students); payment can be made by cash on the evening or in advance by contacting: spsecretarytase@gmail.com The Arts Society Ealing belongs to the large umbrella organisation, The Arts Society, previously known as the National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies (NADFAS), which was founded in 1968. The local Society, which has a membership of around 140, is now one of the 388 member societies of The Arts Society that have been formed throughout the United Kingdom, in parts of Europe and in Australia and New Zealand. The Arts Society Ealing holds 10 lectures a year and more information can be found by visiting its web site.
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