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The 13th Annual Lecture
The 13th Annual Lecture will be held on Thursday 13th October 2011 at The Royal Overseas League, Park Place, St James's Street, London SW1A 1LR .
The reception will be held in the Princess Alexandra Hall at the Royal Overseas League from 6.00 to 6.35 pm and will be followed by two lectures. The Lectures finish between 8.00 and 8.10 pm.
The speakers are Carolyn Sargentson and Andrew Varah. Dr. Carolyn Sargentson is an acknowledged expert in French furniture and was, for many years, head of the Research Department at The Victoria and Albert Museum. Her talk is called 'By Permission of the Science and Art Department: Copies of French Furniture in the South Kensington Museum'.
Andrew is one of the most respected British contemporary designer craftsmen, known internationally for producing infinity models. His talk is called 'Furniture to Die For: Meet your Maker Here'.
Attendance to the lectures is by ticket only, priced at £16 each.
To buy tickets please contact our chairman, Jonathan Arnold: chairman@frederick-parker-foundation.org
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Past Events
The 12th Annual Lecture was held on Thursday 28th October 2010. Paul Atterbury’s talk was called “The Gothic Revival” and Sean Clarke’s “Campaign Furniture”.
Please see the annual lectures page for more information.