York Georgian Society
Welcome
The York Georgian Society was founded in 1939 to promote the preservation and care of Georgian buildings in and around York, England, while fostering the study and appreciation of them. It is the second oldest society outside London devoted to the Georgian era. The Society’s remit extends beyond architecture and the crafts associated with building to include the arts, culture and society of the period from 1660, the year of George I’s birth, to 1837, the year of William IV’s death.
News
3 September 2010
THE SOCIETY’S PROGRAMME of winter lectures on Saturday afternoons opens on 9 October when Crispian Riley-Smith will be giving an illustrated talk entitled From Lely to Lawrence: The Artist as Collector of Drawings.
Illustrated above is Michelangelo’s famous red-chalk study for the figure of Adam on the Sistine Chapel ceiling. This drawing passed through the possession of no fewer than three distinguished artist-collectors of that era – Jonathan Richardson, Sir Joshua Reynolds and Sir Thomas Lawrence – and is now in the British Museum, London.
Visit the Lectures page for more information, including details of the new venue, the Dianne Willcocks Lecture Theatre (DG/017) in De Grey Court, York St John University.
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