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The Beauty of the Earth: The Art of May and William Morris.
Sat 22 Nov
|Birmingham
Susanne Fagence Cooper presents a lecture on the art of May and William Morris, to accompany her new exhibition in Winchester.
Time & Location
22 Nov 2025, 13:00 – 14:30
Birmingham, 9 Margaret St, Birmingham B3 3BS, UK
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About the event
THE BEAUTY OF THE EARTH: THE ART OF MAY AND WILLIAM MORRIS.
The designs created by William Morris and his daughter May abound with greenery and growing things. Orchards, hedgerows, kitchen gardens and wild woods all provided inspiration for their art and lectures.
Throughout their lives, they looked for ways to connect domestic spaces with their gardens, as they constructed beautiful patterns from honeysuckle, apple blossom and roses. Their creativity was bound up with a recognition of the fragility of the natural world. In his lecture 'Art and the Beauty of the Earth', William Morris urged his audience to take responsibility for protecting their environment. He believed that artists should lead they way as activists and advocates for Nature.
This talk accompanies a new exhibition curated by Suzanne for 2025-26 in Winchester.
Dr. Suzanne Fagence Cooper is a writer, broadcaster and curator with expertise in 19th and 20th century British…
Tickets
PRS Member.
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22 Nov, 10:00
£9.00
+£0.23 ticket service fee
Non-Member.
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22 Nov, 10:00
£11.00
+£0.28 ticket service fee
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