Category: News
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“Edward Lear the Victorian painter forever returned to the Corfu he praised”
Article by Eleni Bistika appeared in the Kathimerini newspaper on Sunday 22 June 2014, p. 2
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Edward Lear bust finds a permanent home in the Corfu Reading Society by Megakles Rogakos
One of the Society’s first tasks was to commission Franco-Hellenic sculptor Margo Roulleau-Gallais (b. 1979) to create a portrait of Lear. Based on photographic archives, Roulleau-Gallais crafted a bronze life- size bust of the painter’s great naturalistic likeness, as largely familiar to the public, groomed with a long and thick beard, wearing spectacles with oval…
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English Theatre Corfu
English Theatre Corfu was launched in 2013 by British Corfu resident John Dryden, well known actor and theatre director. The English Theatre Corfu was formed to provide quality Theatre productions and Drama workshops to a high professional standard and is open to anyone on the island. The company currently has over 220 members and can be visited…
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Unveiling a bronze bust of Edward Lear
On Friday 30th May 2014, the Founder Members of The Edward Lear Society will be unveiling a bust of Edward Lear at a ceremony in Corfu. The event will take place at the most prestigious Cultural Institution of Greece, The Reading Society of Corfu, where Edward Lear’s bronze bust will be permanently exhibited.
The Edward Lear Society 