The Eighteenth-Century Shipwright as Craftsman (Art Workers Guild), 1922
End Date: 6 October 1922
Type: Lecture and discussion
Description: G. L. Overton, Assistant Keeper of the Science Museum read a paper (illustrated by slides), followed by R. C. Anderson of the Society for Nautical Research. Rev. W. J. Wyon spoke 'with complete mastery and knowledge of the subject' and W. W. Scott-Montcrieff 'touched on the building of the Cutty Sark'. L. A. Turner read a paper and showed slides; E. Warren, H. T. Smith, G. E. Kruger and F. E. Jackson joined in the discussion (AWG annual report, 1922, p. 8).
Policy: 'Meetings are held fortnightly, when papers are read and their subjects illustrated as fully as possible. Visitors must be introduced by a member' (Year's Art, 1913, pp. 169-70).
Citing this record
'The Eighteenth-Century Shipwright as Craftsman (Art Workers Guild), 1922', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/event.php?id=msib2_1218554662, accessed 21 Sep 2023]
