Vectis Decorative & Fine Arts Society: Doors open at 7.15pm. Tea, coffee and bar are available before the lectures which begin at 8.00pm. We ask you to be seated by 7.55pm. They finish at approximately 9.15-9-30pm Guests are welcome at a cost of £7 and £2 for students.

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There are many thousands of bathers in art, male and female. One reason for the longevity of this tradition is obvious, but others are more intriguing. This lecture looks at the history of the bather in art, and examines the subject in the context of changing ideas and attitudes to cleanliness, godliness, nudity, sex and class.

Lecturer Profile:
Linda Smith is a well-qualified art historian with a broad range of knowledge, and a special interest in British art, and the art of the twentieth century.

She offers illustrated talks, presentations and study days on a variety of art-historical topics, and has taken on various types of assignment at a wide range of venues, including public galleries, secondary schools, universities, cruise liners, and private arts societies in the UK and overseas.

She is an accredited NADFAS lecturer, and an experienced gallery guide, especially at Tate Britain and Tate Modern in London, where she works as a Guide and Lecturer.

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