TONY
OSBORNE INTERVIEWED BY NATIONAL GALLERY
Tony
Osborne features in this month’s National
Gallery podcast about Alfred Sisley, the English
artist who immortalized Molesey with his
impressionist pictures. The interview, timed to
coincide with a new exhibition of Sisley’s work
at The National Gallery, focuses on several
spots along the Thames close to Hampton Court
where Sisley painted during his trip to Britain
in 1874. Tony describes how the local area has
changed since then and, back in the studio,
National Gallery curator Chris Riopelle explains
why Sisley’s work is so special. The exhibition
under the title “Sisley in England and Wales”
runs from 12 November 2008 until 15 February
2009. Admission is free.
If you
would like to download and listen to the podcast
(episode twenty-five), you can get it at
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/podcast/monthly.htm
DON’T
MENTION THE WAR
Next
year’s embryonic programme includes a possible
event featuring ‘Wartime Molesey’. Although not
exactly the Somme, there was plenty happening in
Molesey, particularly as the river Thames was a
favourite landmark for the enemy’s bombers.
If you have interesting photos or stories, we
would be delighted to hear from you. Shell us
with your Wartime memorabilia. No unexploded
bombs please. Contact Jenny at
chair@moleseyhistorysociety.org or on 020
8979 0889. |