The ICON
Ceramics and Glass Group is delighted to announce that booking for
our group’s tour of The De Morgan Centre, lunch and AGM is
now open.
The
tour and AGM will be held on Saturday 8th
June 2013
Icon’s
Ceramics and Glass Group have arranged a tour of fabulous De Morgan
Centre which houses the largest collection of William De Morgan's
ceramics.
De Morgan
began his career working alongside artistic contemporaries such as
William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones, before opening his own
potter’s studio in Chelsea. His work is heavily inspired by the
brilliant colours of Islamic pottery, especially the bright turquoise
he first admired on Iznik work of the 16th century.
This
wonderful collection was formed by Evelyn De Morgan’s sister, Mrs
Wilhelmina Stirling who died aged ninety nine in 1965. She
bequeathed her substantial art collection to be looked after in Trust
for perpetuity and the De Morgan Foundation Charity was formally
created in 1967.
The day
will include a tour of the collection, lunch and AGM with a visit to
the pub after.
See our
Group's webpages for further information and a booking form
http://www.icon.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&Itemid=
Cost:
£20, open to CGG members only.
