Farleys House, Farley Farm, East Sussex, England 2018 by Tony Tree [Media 5502]
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The American photographer, Lee Miller, and her husband, the Surrealist artist Roland Penrose, moved to Farleys House, deep in the Sussex countryside in 1949. Here they raised their son Antony and lived and worked, surrounded by their remarkable collection of contemporary art built up over thirty-five years. The house became a meeting place for some of the leading figures from the art world including Pablo Picasso, Max Ernst, Joan Miro, Man Ray and Leonora Carrington.
Details
Venue
Farleys House, nr Chiddingly, East Sussex
Event Organisers
Sarah Bowles and Philippa Barton
Cost
Cost of the visit is £95 plus eventbrite booking fee
Cost of the visit to include train and coach travel is £172 plus eventbrite booking fee
Programme
9.24am
Train departs from Victoria Station to Lewes, East Sussex
11.00am
Guided Visit to Farleys House, nr Chiddingly, East Sussex
Farleys is a charming and rambling house filled with a remarkable and eclectic collection of art work by leading figures in the Surrealist Movement and their British contemporaries, including Eileen Agar, Kenneth Armitage, John Craxton and Richard Hamilton. Farleys, today the home of Antony Penrose, provides a fascinating glimpse into the lives of Lee Miller and Roland Penrose.
11.50am
Time to visit the gallery and sculpture garden
12.45pm
Lunch
2.30pm
Special Visit to Zenzie Tinker Conservation, Brighton with Zenzie Tinker
Zenzie Tinker will talk about the studio’s work which specialises in conserving all manner of textiles, tapestries and costumes. In 2019 the Studio was commissioned to advise on newly-discovered clothing and accessories belonging to Lee Miller which had been packed away in the attics. This exciting collection is currently being conserved and mounted at the Studio for the “Lee Miller Dressed” exhibition to open at Brighton Museum in October.
4.30pm
Tea
5.39pm
Train departs for London arriving 6.41pm.
This visit is limited to 12