05th March
Penny Lectures
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Morley’s murals were painted by leading twentieth century British artists – Edward Bawden, Eric Ravilious Charles Mahoney and Martin Froy. Join Morley’s archivist Elaine Andrews and Morley’s celebrated artist and painting tutor Kate Wilson to discover the inside story of the Morley’s mural’s past and present.
The Bawden, Ravilious and Mahoney murals made Morley’s name in the 1930’s. But a decade later the famous murals were completely destroyed by a huge wartime bomb, and 57 lives were lost. In the post- war era, Morley was determined to rebuild and reestablish its reputation as an adult education college at the cutting edge of art – with outstanding murals to be enjoyed by generations of adult learners.
Featuring Morley’s rich archives, Elaine Andrews and Kate Wilson will reveal the secrets of Morley’s murals – including the role of Sir Anthony Blunt in commissioning two giant murals measuring 58 feet long by 8 feet tall for a new Emma Cons Hall – and the mystery of the missing murals. All this and more – not to be missed!
