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Artist Talk at the Lettering Arts Centre: The Village Gravestone Maker
We are drawn to capture a memory. For centuries, we have commemorated and mourned the passing of lives through memorials. Presenting a time capsule of beautiful memorials drawn and carved by hand by leading letter carvers, this exhibition will show how individual lives can be celebrated with sensitive design and beautiful lettering. The exhibition is designed to uplift and to prompt us to consider how we would like to be remembered.
We will present the working drawings and designs of lettering artists, as well as original works from our Art & Memory collection. Among the exhibits on display will be the memorial artwork created with the running vest of Stephen Lawrence, kindly loaned by the Lawrence family.
Join our curator, Eric Marland, who will share the story of the inspiration for the collection, talk about the significance of the works on display and give an overview of the development of our alphabet - perhaps humankind's greatest invention.
This talk is free for Friends but please reserve your place here.
For all other guests it is £10 to reserve your place.
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Join Martin Cook for a talk about his work and a tour of the garden artworks in our ‘An Elixir of Letters’ exhibition at Chelsea Physic Garden.
