Early Scroll Ornament and its Development (Art Workers Guild), 1923
End Date: 2 March 1923
Type: Lecture and discussion
Description: Slides arranged by A. H. Smith were shown, 'illustrating the scroll from 500 BC to modern times'. His notes were read by Weir. L. Walker, L. A. Turner and D. Cockerell took part in discussion. After interval, J. F. Green spoke about Robert Steele, whose paper 'The Historical Aspect of English Craft Guilds' was read by J. Leighton. Weir, Hartrick, Cockerell, Sullivart, Strange ('who spoke on "knockers"'), L. A. Turner and Armitage took part in ensuing discussion (AWG Annual Report for 1923, p. 5).
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
'Early Scroll Ornament and its Development (Art Workers Guild), 1923', 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_1218629310, accessed 02 Apr 2023]
