The Arts Society West Wales: The People's Picture Gallery - Shell Lorry Posters 1930-39

Lecture starts at 11am

Out of the academy and on to the road – the people’s picture gallery. Artists such as Paul Nash, Vanessa Bell and Graham Sutherland were commissioned by the Shell Oil Company to create brand images for the growing market in motoring. In this lecture we will explore a range of adverts which were granted the seal of approval as ‘art’ by Sir Kenneth Clark, then, Curator of the National Gallery, London.

How much did these famous images of British people and landscapes represent British art, culture and values in the 1930s?

John Francis

John is an inspirational speaker who has delivered lecturers, workshops in the US (Texas, California, Massachusetts), Beijing, Malaysia and the UK. Initially trained as a painter, John was awarded the Max Beckmann Memorial Scholarship in painting in Brooklyn, New York and went on to be artist in resident for the state of Texas.

He has taught film, art and pedagogy at the University of Exeter, Arts University Bournemouth, University Sains Malaysia, Southwestern College, California, Brunel University, London and recently Kingston University.

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