Art and Coffee at The Beaumont (17th March, 2023): “The Memoir Club” by Vanessa Bell

Join us for our Art & Coffee discussion group on

Friday 17th March, 11.30am (for about an hour)

at The Beaumont,

Barchester Southgate Community Care Home

15 Cannon Hill, London N14 7DJ

when we’ll be looking at Vanessa Bell (1879-1961)’s painting “The Memoir Club” (1943; National Portrait Gallery)

as our starting point for exploring Bell’s portraits of friends and family and how her style changed over the years. Along the way we’ll get a taste of Bloomsbury life and ideas, and pop in to Charleston Farmhouse.

Do join us if you can!

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About TheCommonViewer

Independent Researcher: gently exploring the art and artists of early 20th century Britain (with forays elsewhere, in particular Russian Art History); the Art, Books & History Group meets monthly in Southend-on-Sea Twitter: @TheCommonViewer

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