Following on the opening of his retrospective exhibition at the South Square Centre, this afternoon Doug Binder gave a talk about his work, and took us on a tour of the exhibition, during which he was able to comment on several of the pictures and the way in which they can be taken as representative … Read more
A member of the family has just sent me an email I can scarcely believe. The library of a minor higher education institution in the UK has just issued a warning on the loan of George Orwell’s 1984 on the ground that it might contain material that is offensive. I can only assume that it … Read more
Unfortunately I had to miss the recent meeting of the regional Italian Circle, on Artemisia Gentilleschi, because of our visit to London. I would very much have liked to have been there. The Secretary very kindly sent me, however, the text of the talk, together with the illustrations. Finally, I have managed to get around … Read more