Arts National Lecture by visiting lecturer form the Arts Society in the UK – IAN SWANKIE – Underground Cathedrals – The World Class Art of the London Underground

Come to our monthly lecture – Members free, Guests pay $35 at the door – Join us for the lecture and drinks and sandwiches afterwards.
IAN SWANKIE – A Londoner with a contagious enthusiasm for art and architecture, Ian is an official guide at Tate Modern, Tate Britain, Guildhall Art Gallery and St Paul’s Cathedral. He is also a freelance London tour guide. Since 2012 he has led a popular weekly independent art lecture group in his hometown of Richmond in West London.
Ian is an Accredited Lecturer for The Arts Society and a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Art Scholars, one of the City of London’s famous livery companies.
LONDON UNDERGROUND – WORLD CLASS ARCHITECTURE – The world’s first underground railway has a unique heritage of architecture, ingenious design, powerful advertising posters and unique calligraphy. This talk plots the early development of the Underground, examines the legacy of Frank Pick and Charles Holden, looks at some of the iconic posters, and celebrates the award-winning architecture of the modern Tube in the Jubilee Line extension and the brilliant Elizabeth Line stations, designed by some of the world’s top architects.