Category: News
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The Quangle Wangle Project
Edward Lear inspires artists to tackle funding cuts to Tottenham playground Sculpture workshops inspired by Edward Lear will run from May 20th, culminating in carnival on July 23rd At a time of rising childhood obesity, and protests against young people being shackled to their desks for hours, it seems odd that the facilities for active…
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“Art, Animals & Politics: Knowsley and the Earls of Derby” edited by Stephen Lloyd
Since they were created Earls of Derby in 1485, the Stanleys – a great Lancastrian family, whose seat, Knowsley Hall, is near Liverpool – have been significant in the life of the nation as patrons and collectors, sportsmen and politicians. These absorbing essays by a distinguished cast of contributors including the historian David Starkey, on Lady Margaret…
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Wordplay and Watercolour: Edward Lear in Malta
It’s winter in Malta, 1862. Edward Lear, lover of wordplay and watercolour, is writing a letter. His phrasing echoes the rhythm of Mediterranean tides against this tiny archipelago: “I draw constantly on the Barracca point; meaning to paint a picture thereof one day; and I wander up and down the beautiful streets of Valletta and…
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View of Corfu – Bonhams London
A wonderful oil of Corfu by Edward Lear will be sold at Bonhams in London on 2nd March 2016. See below for more information or click on the following link: https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/23166/preview_lot/4894306/ A View of Corfu signed, inscribed and dated ‘Corfu/ELear./1856’ (lower right) oil on canvas 26.5 x 49.5cm (10 7/16 x 19 1/2in). Estimate: £40,000-60,000…
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Travel & Nonsense: The Genius of Edward Lear – lecture 24th October 2015
Dr. Colin Harrison, Senior Curator of European Art at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford will be giving a lecture on Edward Lear at the River and Rowing Museum in Henley on Saturday 24th October 2015. The talk will explore the originality and charm of this uniquely versatile artist. Please follow the link for more information http://rrm.co.uk/events/nature-and-nonsense-the-genius-of-edward-lear
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“An Evening with Mr Lear”
Come and celebrate Mr. Lear at the Reading Society of Corfu on 9th October 2015. Nicholas Parsons will take us on a journey through Lear’s life interspersed with some of his wonderful nonsense.
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“The artist who painted Malta: Edward Lear watercolours and words at Palazzo Falson”
Click here to read the article by Noel Grima featured in The Malta Independent on 19th October 2014
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Edward Lear in Malta
EDWARD LEAR: WATERCOLOURS AND WORDS The exhibition ‘Edward Lear: Watercolours and Words’ opened at Palazzo Falson Historic House Museum in Mdina, Malta on 18th October 2014. Edward Lear’s travels were motivated by his desire to escape the damp winters of his native London and by his incessant search for new landscapes to paint. On his way to…
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Edward Lear’s ‘The Owl and the Pussycat’ voted most popular childhood poem
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The Edward Lear Society 