"Humans control the world because they can cooperate better than any other animals, and they can cooperate so well because they believe in fictions. Poets, painters and playwrights are therefore at least as important as soldiers and engineers."
PROF. YUVAL NOAH HARARI
(21 Lessons for the 21st Century)
THE ARTS SOCIETY (formerly NADFAS)
The cultural historian, author and artist ANTHONY RUSSELL
has addressed: charities, schools, the RIBI, WI,
The Arts Soc., NGOs, British Councils, business & private organisations.
ALL LECTURES EXPLORE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF CIVILISATION:
WHAT IS IT? DO WE HAVE IT? HOW DO YOU GET IT?
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The Boy King Behind the Greatest Treasures Ever Found
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2) The Virgins of the National Gallery London
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3) The Mystery of Holbein's "Ambassadors"
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4) The Power & Glory of our Country Houses
Their Evolution and Changing Role
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Our Parish Churches and the Modern Predicament
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9) Edward Seago
Landscape Perfectionist and Royal Favourite
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10) The Great Commissions of Luke Hughes
English Furniture Design Today
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All the lectures are presented in digital format and can be tailored in content
or length to suit particular interests and requirements.
Lecturing at the Royal College of Physicians
for the National Association of Decorative & Fine Arts, Edinburgh