EVENTS
Exhibitions
No exhibitions are currently planned but if you know of a venue that would be interested in hosting a show then do let me know.
Talks
Most talks are about the fascinating life and fabulous work of MacDonald ‘Max’ Gill, but I also do a talk on the formative years of his controversial brother, the sculptor and typographer Eric. Nursery Rhymes of London Town is a delightful miscellany of whimsical verse and anecdote about the writer, Eleanor Farjeon, her family, friends, including the poet Edward Thomas, and the Nursery Rhymes’ illustrator MacDonald Gill. If you’d like more information or if you’d like me to come and talk to your local group do get in touch.
Most talks are for The Arts Society (TAS). If you’d like to attend, I recommend you check with the relevant society for details – a small fee is usual.
Thursday 11th September 11am TAS North Bucks. ‘Eric Gill: The Early Years’
https://theartssociety.org/north-bucks
Thursday 18th September 10.45am TAS Hampstead Heath. ‘Eric Gill: The Early Years’
https://www.tashh.org.uk/
Thursday 9th October 11am TAS Painswick. ‘Discovering MacDonald Gill’
https://theartssocietypainswick.org.uk/
Monday 13th October 7.30pm Bognor Regis Local History Society ‘Discovering MacDonald Gill’
http://www.bognormuseum.org/bognor-regis-local-history-society.html
Friday 17th October 2.30pm Eastbourne Arts Circle. ‘Discovering MacDonald Gill’
https://www.eastbourneartscircle.org.uk
Monday 17th November 2.45pm TAS Blockley ‘Discovering MacDonald Gill’
https://theartssocietyblockley.org/
Events 2026
Tuesday 20 January 11am. TAS Ashford (Kent). Discovering MacDonald Gill
https://theartssocietyashford.org.uk/
Wednesday 21 January 10am. U3A Overton (Hampshire). Discovering MacDonald Gill
https://overton.u3asite.uk/
Thursday 23 July 2pm. TAS Reigate. Discovering MacDonald Gill
https://theartssocietyreigate.org.uk/
Tuesday 27 October 10.30am. TAS Sanderstead. Discovering MacDonald Gill
https://theartssocietysanderstead.org.uk/
The MacDonaldGill Biography
My book MacDonald Gill: Charting a Life is now sold out but a few copies are now circulating on secondhand booksites.
Past Events
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2024
Wednesday 1st May 2pm Chichester Literary Society ‘Nursery Rhymes of London Town’
https://www.chichesterliterarysociety.org/
Tuesday 14 May 11am TAS East Grinstead ‘Eric Gill: The Early Years’
Wednesday 15 May 10.30am TAS Welwyn Garden ‘Discovering MacDonald Gill’
https://theartssociety.org/welwyn-garden
Monday 20th May 2.15 pm TAS Wimborne & Blandford ‘Eric Gill: The Early Years’
https://theartssocietywandb.org.uk/
Tuesday 4th June 10.30am and 2.15pm TAS Test Valley ‘Discovering MacDonald Gill’
https://www.theartssocietytestvalley.org.uk/
Tuesday 18 June 10.45am TAS Hull & East Riding ‘Discovering MacDonald Gill’
https://theartssocietyhullandeastriding.org.uk/
Wednesday 17 July 8pm TAS Harpenden Evening ‘Nursery Rhymes of London Town’
Wednesday 14 August 2pm TAS Hillingdon ‘Nursery Rhymes of London Town’
https://theartssociety.org/hillingdon
Thursday 5 September 1.45pm TAS Gainsborough & District ‘The Gill Brothers’
Wednesday 11 September 2.30 TAS Egerton ‘Discovering MacDonald Gill’
https://www.theartssocietyegerton.org.uk/
Thursday 26th September 11.00am TAS Faversham ‘Discovering MacDonald Gill’
https://www.theartssocietyfaversham.org.uk/
Wednesday 16th October 10.30am U3A Sarum ‘Nursery Rhymes of London Town’
https://u3asites.org.uk/sarum/home
Wednesday 11th December 2.00pm TAS Bookham ‘Nursery Rhymes of London Town
2023
Tuesday 14 February 2023 10:40am
TAS Bishop’s Stortford. Lecture title: Nursery Rhymes of London Town
https://theartssociety.org/bishops-stortford
Thursday 23 February 2023 11am
TAS Highgate
https://theartssocietyhighgate.org.uk/
Tuesday 28 February 2023 7pm
Spithead Arts (based in Gosport)
https://spitheadarts.co.uk/
Wednesday 15 March 2023 10:30am
Sarum U3a Salisbury
https://u3asites.org.uk/sarum/home
2022
Tuesday 8 February 11am
TAS Gravesend
https://theartssociety.org/gravesend%20
Monday 14 March 10.30am
TAS Steyning
https://www.theartssocietysteyning.org.uk/
Wednesday 16 March 11.30am
TAS Maidenhead
Talk title: The Nursery Rhymes of London Town
https://theartssociety.org/maidenhead
Tuesday 12 April 11am
TAS Sarum
https://theartssociety.org/sarum
Saturday 23 April 12.30am
London Transport Museum Depot in Acton
Max Gill and his Pioneering Map Posters
https://macdonaldgill.com/events/#
Monday 16th May 2.15pm
TAS Wimborne and Blandford
https://theartssocietywandb.org.uk/
Tuesday 24 May 11am
TAS Cavendish
https://theartssociety.org/cavendish
Tuesday 14 June 7.30pm
TAS Hexham.
Talk on Eric Gill: The Early Years
https://theartssociety.org/hexham
Monday, 20 June 11.30 am
TAS Maidenhead.
Lecture title: Nursery Rhymes of London Town). The talk is a miscellany of poem, picture and anecdote relating to this delightful book of verses written by Eleanor Farjeon and illustrated by MacDonald ‘Max’ Gill.
Thursday 23 June 10.45am
TAS City of Chichester
https://theartssocietycityofchichester.org.uk/
Monday 12 September 7.30pm
TAS Tyneside
https://www.theartssocietytyneside.org.uk/
Tuesday 27 September 7:00pm
West Sussex Record Office, Chichester. £8. Booking is essential.
https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/leisure-recreation-and-community/history-and-heritage/west-sussex-record-office/
Wednesday 28 September 6:30pm
TAS Beaconsfield
https://theartssocietybeaconsfield.org.uk/
Wednesday 19 October 6:30pm
TAS Chichester Evening
http://the-arts-society-chichester-evening.org.uk/
Tuesday 13 Dec 7pm
TAS Portsea Island
https://www.pidfas.org.uk/
2021
Tuesday, 19 October 2021 – 10:30am
Eric Gill: The Early Years, The Arts Society Farnham
http://www.theartssocietyguildford.org.uk/
Wednesday, 13 October 2021 – 7pm
Discovering MacDonald Gill: Architect, Artist & Mapmaker, The Arts Society Guildford
http://www.theartssocietyguildford.org.uk/
Tuesday, 13 July 2021 – 10:40am
Discovering MacDonald Gill: Architect, Artist & Mapmaker, The Arts Society Bishops Stortford (rescheduled from 9 November 2021)
https://theartssociety.org/bishops-stortford
Wednesday, 16 June 2021
Discovering MacDonald Gill, a talk at the Lutyens Trust Study Day, Goddards, Abinger Common, Dorking RH5 6JH. Lutyens Trust Members only
Tuesday, 8 June 2021 – 2pm
Eric Gill: The Early Years
The Arts Society Salisbury
https://theartssocietysalisbury.org.uk/
Wednesday, 3 February 2021 – 2:15pm
The Arts Society Orwell at Tower Hall, Rushmere St. Andrew, nr. Ipswich, Suffolk.
https://theartssociety.org/orwell
Wednesday 20 January 11am – 11am
The Arts Society Orwell at Tower Hall, Rushmere St. Andrew, nr. Ipswich, Suffolk.
https://theartssociety.org/orwell
2020
Exhibitions & Talks
Thursday 10 December 2020 – 8pm
MacDonald Gill: Charting his Age, London, Westminster & Middlesex Family History Society
http://www.lwmfhs.org.uk
Tuesday 8 December 2020- 7.30pm
Uncle Max and his Use of the Ordnance Survey, given by Caroline Walker and Gerry Zierler, Charles Close Society.
https://charlesclosesociety.org
Tuesday, 7 January 2020 – 11am & 2pm
The Arts Society Isle of Wight at Newclose County Cricket Club, I. of Wight.
http://theartssocietyisleofwight.org.uk/
Monday, 10 February 2020 – 7:30pm
The Arts Society Cantab at Long Road 6th Form College, Cambridge
http://www.theartssocietycantab.org.uk
Thurday, 20 February 2020 – 11am
The Arts Society Arden at the Core Theatre, Solihull
https://theartssociety.org/arden
Thursday, 12 March 2020 – 7:30pm
The Arts Society West Cornwall at Zennor Auditorium, Penwith College, Penzance.
https://theartssociety.org/westcornwall
Wednesday, 6 May 2020 – 2pm (Postponed due to Covid19)
The Arts Society Orwell at Tower Hall, Rushmere St. Andrew, nr. Ipswich, Suffolk.
https://theartssociety.org/orwell
Tuesday, 12 May 2020 – 11am (Postponed due to Covid19)
The Arts Society Gravesend at the Masonic Lodge, Wrotham Road, Gravesend, Kent.
https://theartssociety.org/gravesend
Friday, 16 October 2020 – time to be confirmed
The Arts Society Nadder Valley at the Nadder Centre, Tisbury, Wiltshire.
https://theartssociety.org/naddervalley
Tuesday, 27 October 2020 – 7:00pm
West Sussex Record Office, 3 Orchard Street, Chichester, PO19 1DD
https://theartssociety.org/westcornwall
Wednesday, 3 February 2021 – 2:15pm
The Arts Society Orwell at Tower Hall, Rushmere St. Andrew, nr. Ipswich, Suffolk.
https://theartssociety.org/orwell
2019
Exhibitions
20 October 2018 – 28 April 2019
Max Gill: Wonderground Man at Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft in Sussex.
Free curator tours at 11am on the following Wednesdays (no booking required):
20 March (with Caroline Walker, Andrew and Angela Johnston)
17 April (with Andrew and Angela Johnson)
www.ditchlingmuseumartcraft.org.uk
Talks
Thurs 7 Feb 8pm
TAS Amersham
www.theartssocietyamersham.org.uk/
Wed 13 Feb 11am
TAS Cotswolds (Burford)
www.cotswolddfas.org.uk/
Wed 20 Feb 10.45am
TAS Mid-Sussex (Haywards Heath)
https://theartssociety.org/mid-sussex
Tues 12 March 7.45pm
TAS Englemere
https://theartssociety.org/englemere
Thur 14 Mar 2pm
TAS Ashdown Forest (Crowborough)
https://theartssociety.org/ashdown-forest
Tues 26 Mar 7pm
TAS Norwich
https://theartssociety.org/norwich
Wed 27 Mar 2pm and 7.30pm
TAS Cranleigh
www.theartssocietycranleigh.org/
Wednesday 17 April 2pm
Higham and Rushden U3A
http://www.highamandrushdenu3a.org.uk/
Monday 13 May 8pm Chorleywood Fine Arts Society
http://www.chorleywoodfinearts.org/
Tuesday 11 June 7.30pm
TAS Hexham
https://theartssociety.org/hexham
Wednesday 9 October 12noon
TAS Nottingham
http://www.theartssociety-nottingham.org/
Non-members are usually welcome (for a small fee) at The Arts Society (TAS) AND U3A lectures but do check with the relevant society beforehand.
2018
There are no exhibitions planned for 2018 but there are a number of talks by Max’s great-niece Caroline Walker in the diary especially for The Arts Society (TAS) (formerly NADFAS). Non-members are usually welcome (for a small fee) at TAS lectures but do check on the relevant website beforehand.
Monday 8 January 7.45pm
TAS Greenwich, King William Court, University of Greenwich, Park Row, SE10 9LS
https://theartssociety.org/greenwich
Monday 15 January 7.30pm
TAS Canterbury Evening, The Old Sessions House, Christchurch, Canterbury CT1 1QU
http://www.southcanterburydfas.org.uk/
Thursday 15 March 10.30am
TAS Surrey Heath, Chobham Golf Club, Knaphill, Surrey, GU21 2TZ
https://theartssociety.org/surrey-heath
Wednesday 21 March 11.00am
TAS Canterbury Daytime, ARCA Hall, Ashford Rd, Thanington Without, Canterbury CT1 3XR
http://www.canterburydfas.org.uk/
Tuesday 8 May 2.15pm
TAS Newick, Village Hall, Plumpton Green, Lewes, E. Sussex BN7 3BQ
https://theartssociety.org/newick
Monday 14 May 1.30pm
TAS Bath Afternoon, Assembly Rooms, Bennet St., Bath BA1 2QH
http://www.bathdfas.com/
Monday 4 June 7.30pm TAS
Helmsley, H. Arts Centre, The Old Meeting House, YO12 5AN
https://theartssociety.org/helmsley
Wednesday 13 June 10.30am
TAS Tring Park, Civic Centre, High Street, Berkhamsted HP4 3HD
https://theartssociety.org/tring-park
Tuesday 19 June 6.30pm
Kelmarsh Hall, Northants.
http://www.kelmarsh.com/
Wednesday 4 July 2.00pm
TAS Fylde, United Reformed Church Hall, St Annes FY8 1JL
https://theartssociety.org/fylde
20 October 2018 – 28 April 2019
Max Gill: Wonderground Man. An exhibition at Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft in Sussex. Talk date and curator tours to be finalised.
www.ditchlingmuseumartcraft.org.uk
Talks
Mon 10 September 8pm
The Arts Society SW London (Putney).
http://www.theartssocietyswlondon.org.uk/
Wed 19 September 2pm
Higham & Rushden U3A Postponed – new date Wed 17 April 2019
Tues 13 November 8pm
TAS City of Worcester
www.theartssocietyworcester.org.uk/
Tues 20 November 11am and 2pm
TAS Chester
https://theartssociety.org/chester
2017
April 2nd 2017 – 31st October 2017
Exhibition at Kelmarsh Hall MacDonald Gill: Charting his Age includes poster maps, painted maps and graphic work. Check on the website for opening days/times. The exhibition is on the first floor, only accessible by stairs.
Thursday 14th September 1.30pm (doors open 1pm).
A curator-led talk/tour with Caroline Walker,Andrew Johnston and Angela Johnston. Tickets £12 (including refreshments, exhibition tour and garden access): Tel: 01604 686543 or email: [email protected]
www.kelmarsh.com
Wednesday 26th July 11.30am
A talk ‘MacDonald Gill: A Life in Architecture and Art’ for Blandford Forum Men’s Probus Club, at The Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Dorset. Members only..
Tuesday 12th September 7.30pm
A talk ‘Discovering MacDonald Gill: A Life in Architecture and Art‘ for Tisbury History Society, Hinton Hall, Tisbury, Wilts. Non-members welcome £3.
http://www.tisburyhistory.co.uk/
Wednesday 4th October 1.30pm.
A talk ‘Discovering MacDonald Gill’ at Gloucester Literary Lunch Club. Members only.
Saturday 28th October.
A talk on ‘Nursery Rhymes of London Town’ (a book of nonsense poems written by Eleanor Farjeon and illustrated by Max Gill) by Anne Harvey and Caroline Walker for the Children’s Books’ History Society at the Church of Scotland Crown Court Church, Russell Street, Covent Garden WC2B 5EZ. This is one of several talks during a study day on ‘Nursery Rhymes’. For details ring: 020 7836 5643 or email: [email protected]
Ends Feb 23rd 2017
Holborn Library has a display of items celebrating the centenary of Nursery Rhymes of London Town written by Eleanor Farjeon, illustrated by Max Gill. www.camden.gov.uk
May 2016 – May 2017
The Map and Atlas Museum of La Jolla in California is showing ‘Art Meets Cartography: The World of MacDonald Gill‘, an exhibition of recently acquired Max Gill posters, alongside a selection of American pictorial maps. http://www.lajollamapmuseum.org
July 22nd 2016 – April 3rd 2017
The National Library of Scotland exhibition ‘You are Here: a journey through maps‘ includes the Cable and Wireless Great Circle map in the “world” section. NLoS, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EW. www.nls.uk
November 4th 2016 – March 1st 2017
The British Library exhibition ‘Maps of the 20th Century: Drawing the Line‘ shows the Great Circle and the Atlantic Charter maps. www.bl.uk
April 2nd 2017 – 31st October 2017
Kelmarsh Hall ‘MacDonald Gill: Charting his Age‘ includes poster maps, painted maps and graphic work. www.kelmarsh.com
Talks
Thursday 12th January 7.15pm
Holborn Library ‘Nursery Rhymes of London Town‘ presented by Anne Harvey and Caroline Walker. www.camden.gov.uk
Thursday 19th January 7.30pm
Dorset County Decorative & Fine Art Society at the Corn Exchange, Dorchester: ‘Discovering MacDonald Gill: Architect, Artist and Mapmaker’. Non-members wishing to attend are welcome (£5 discretionary payment). http://dorsetcountydfas.org.uk/
Thursday 9th March 10.15
Marlow DFAS at Marlow Methodist Hall,Spittal Street (fee for non-members).
http://marlowdfas.org.uk
Wednesday 26th July 11.00am for 11.30am
Blandford Forum Men’s Probus Club, at The Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Dorset.
Tuesday 12th September 7.30pm
Tisbury History Society, Hinton Hall, Tisbury, Wilts. http://www.tisburyhistory.co.uk/
2016
May 2016 – May 2017
The Map and Atlas Museum of La Jolla in California is showing ‘Art Meets Cartography: The World of MacDonald Gill‘, an exhibition presenting its recently acquired Max posters, alongside a selection of American pictorial maps.
http://www.lajollamapmuseum.org
July 22nd 2016 – April 3rd 2017
The National Library of Scotland exhibition ‘You are Here: a journey through maps‘ includes the Cable and Wireless Great Circle map in the “world” section. NLoS, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EW.
www.nls.uk
November 4th 2016 – March 1st 2017
The British Library exhibition ‘Maps and the 20th Century: Drawing the Line‘ shows the Great Circle Map and the original artwork for the Atlantic Charter map.
www.bl.uk
April 1st – October 2017
Kelmarsh Hall, Northants, ‘MacDonald Gill: Charting his Age’.
www.kelmarsh.com
Nursery Rhymes of London Town case display
June 6th – July 28th – Hammersmith Central Library, Shepherds Bush Road. London W6 7AT
September 13th – October 8th – City of Westminster Archives Centre St Ann’s Street, London SW1P 2DE
October 11th to November 12th – Kensington Central Library, Phillimore Walk, London, W8 7RX
November 15th to December 3rd – Fulham Library, 598 Fulham Road, London SW6 5NX
July 22nd 2016 – April 3rd 2017
The National Library of Scotland exhibition ‘You are Here: a journey through maps‘ includes the Cable and Wireless Great Circle map in the “world” section. NLoS, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EW
www.nls.uk
Talks
September 13th – October 8th
City of Westminster Archives Centre, St Ann’s Street, London SW1P 2DE
Talk on Monday 3rd October 6pm.
https://www.westminster.gov.uk/archives
October 5th – December 18th Burgh House & Hampstead Museum hosts a small exhibition on Nursery Rhymes of London Town – this will present more detailed displays relating to Eleanor, a Hampstead resident, as well as two Max maps: a 1914 By Paying Us Your Pennies Wonderground print and Lands of Literature.
Talk on Friday 11th November 2pm
http://www.burghhouse.org.uk/
Monday 10th October 6pm at Hammersmith Library, Shepherd’s Bush Road, London W6 7AT
October 11th to November 12th Kensington Central Library, Phillimore Walk, London, W8 7RX
Talk on Thursday 27th October 6.30pm
https://www.rbkc.gov.uk
November 15th to December 3rd Fulham Library, 598 Fulham Road, London SW6 5NX
Talk on Tuesday 22nd November 6.30pm)
https://www.lbhf.gov.uk
December 5th to January 28th 2017 Holborn Library (Local Studies) , 32-38, Theobalds Road London WC1X 8PA
Talk on Thursday 12th January 715pm
Nursery Rhymes talks will be given by Anne Harvey and Caroline Walker. Anne is a writer, teacher, actress and presenter who has edited more than 24 anthologies of poetry and is Eleanor Farjeon’s literary executor. Caroline is MacDonald Gill’s great-niece and creator of MacDonald Gill’s website.
Other talks (speaker Caroline Walker)
Tuesday 1st November 8.30pm
‘Discovering MacDonald Gill: Architect, Artist and Mapmaker‘ at St Mary’s College, University of Durham (college members & guests only)
Monday 12th December 6.30pm
‘MacDonald Gill: Mapping his Age‘, at Kensington Central Library, Phillimore Walk, London, W8 7RX https://www.rbkc.gov.uk
Thursday 19th January 7.30pm
Dorset County Decorative & Fine Art Society, ‘Discovering MacDonald Gill: Architect, Artist and Mapmaker’.
http://dorsetcountydfas.org.uk/
100 Years of ‘Nursery Rhymes of London Town’
A talk about Eleanor Farjeon’s much-loved book by Anne Harvey and Caroline Walker (see article above). Anne Harvey is a writer, teacher, actress and presenter who has edited more than 24 anthologies of poetry and is Eleanor Farjeon’s literary executor.
Wednesday 27th July 11am
Askew Road Library. 87-91 Askew Road, London W12 9AS
https://www.lbhf.gov.uk/libraries
Monday 3rd October 6pm
City of Westminster Archives Centre, St Ann’s Street, London SW1P 2DE
https://www.westminster.gov.uk/archives
Thursday 27th October 6.30pm
Kensington Central Library, Phillimore Walk, London, W8 7RX
https://www.rbkc.gov.uk
Tuesday 22nd November (time tbc)
Fulham Library, 598 Fulham Road, London SW6 5NX
https:/www.lbhf.gov.uk
Tuesday 1st November
Discovering MacDonald Gill: Architect, Artist and Mapmaker at St Mary’s College, University of Durham (college members & guests only)
Tuesday 29th November 6.30pm
MacDonald Gill: Mapping his Age, at Kensington Central Library, Phillimore Walk, London, W8 7RX
https://www.rbkc.gov.uk
2015
Thursday January 21 2016, 7.15pm meeting starts, 8.00pm
Caroline Walker on MacDonald Gill: Maps, Murals and Memorials for the West Middlesex Family History Group.
Venue: Montague Hall, Montague Rd, Hounslow (tube: Hounslow Central Station)
http://www.west-middlesex-fhs.org.uk
Tuesday 12 April 2016, 8pm.
Caroline Walker, Andrew and Angela Johnston on The life and work of MacDonald Gill, creator of the Gomshall Map. Shere, Peaslake & Gomshall Local History Group.
Venue: Shere Village Hall, Gomshall Lane, Shere, Guildford, Surrey GU5 9HF.
There will also be a small exhibition of Max’s work in the local museum (see below).
Saturday 21 May 2016, 1pm.
Caroline Walker: MacDonald Gill: Mapping a life. Charles Close Society (for Ordnance Survey map enthusiasts). Members only (but new members welcome – only £15 p.a.).
Venue: Eistedfodd Hall, Llangollen, Wales.
www.charlesclosesociety.org
Exhibitions
25 November 2015 – 10 April 2016.
Artist & Empire, features Cable & Wireless Great Circle map.
Tate Britain, Millbank, London SW1P 4RG (tube: Pimlico)
www.tate.org.uk/
27 June 2015 – 29 May 2016.
Mapping Knowledge. Understanding the World through Data features the Cable & Wireless Great Circle map. Mundaneum Museum and Archive,76 rue de Nimy, 7000 Mons, Belgium.
http://www.mundaneum.org/en
24 October 2015 – 12 June 2016.
On their Own: Britain’s Child Migrants. Features Highways of Empire map.
V&A Museum of Childhood, Cambridge Heath Road, London E2 9PA (tube: Bethnal Green)
http://www.vam.ac.uk/moc/whatson/
Note: the exhibition previously scheduled at the Shere Museum in Surrey has been cancelled.
Thursday 26th November 2015, 12.30 for 1pm.
Talk by Caroline Walker MacDonald Gill: Maps, Murals and Memorials for the London & Westminster Family History Society. £2 for non-members. Venue: Holborn Library, 32-38 Theobalds Rd, London WC1X 8PA
http://www.lwmfhs.org.uk
Wednesday 11th March 2015 7.30pm
Acton History Group. Talk on MacDonald Gill at St. Mary’s Hall, 1 The Mount, Acton High St, London W3 9NW
www.actonhistory.co.uk
Tuesday 24th March 2015.
PMSA & 3rd Dimension one-day conference. Sculptors at War. Dr Ruth Cribb’s talk: Joseph Cribb: Conscripted Craftsman is about her grandfather’s involvement in the letter-carving of the standard military headstone, whose alphabet and badges were designed by MacDonald Gill. Venue: Goethe Institute, Princes Gate, London SW7 2PH.
http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sculptors-at-war-pmsa-3rd-dimension-one-da…
Saturday 9th May 2015, 2pm
Surrey & Sussex Branch of the British Printing Society Talk on The Life and Work of MacDonald Gill at Merstham Village Hall nr Redhill, Surrey..
http://www.bpsnet.org.uk/branches/Surrey.html
Tuesday 27th Jan 2015 8pm
Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution. Talk by Caroline Walker on the Life and Work of MacDonald Gill at the , HLSI, 11 South Grove, London N6 6BS
http://www.hlsi.net/
2014
Tuesday 25th November 7pm
South London Lettering Association. Talk by Caroline Walker on the Life and Work of MacDonald Gill.
http://www.slla.co.uk/
Friday 15th August – Wednesday 12th November 2014
Lettering Arts Centre. Exhibition: Maps to Memorials: Discovering the Work of MacDonald Gill. , Snape Maltings, Suffolk IP17 1SP
http://www.letteringartstrust.org.uk/
Monday 10th November 6.30pm
Christie’s Auction House. Talk by Caroline Walker, Andrew and Angela Johnston and on the Life and Work of MacDonald Gill. .
http://www.christies.com/events/discovering-macdonald-gill-november-2014/
Thursday 30th October 2014 6pm
The Lettering Arts Centre, Snape Maltings. The Life and Work of MacDonald Gill A three-part illustrated talk by the co-curators of the current exhibition.
www.letteringartstrust.org.uk
Wednesday 15th October 2014 7.00pm .
London Ashridge Circle: ‘the Art of MacDonald Gill’ by Caroline Walker.
www.londonashridgecircle.co.uk
Friday 5th September 2014 7.00pm
Chichester Literary Society. Talk on ‘The Life and Work of MacDonald Gill’, with a special focus on his illustration and graphic design…
http://www.chichesterliterarysociety.co.uk/
Saturday 9th August – Saturday 23rd August 2014
Briantsspuddle Centenary Exhibition. On 21st August 7.30pm Caroline Walker, Andrew and Angela Johnston will give a talk on the life and work of MacDonald Gill in the Village Hall.
http://www.briantspuddle.info/
Tuesday 3rd June 2014 at 7.30pm
Ealing Civic Society. Talk by Caroline Walker on MacDonald Gill.
Saturday 22nd March 2014 at 7.30pm
Scott Polar Research Institute. Talk by Caroline Walker, Andrew Johnston and Caroline Walker on the Life and Work of MacDonald Gill with special focus on his Cambridge work.
www.spri.cam.ac.uk
Wednesday 5th March 2014 at 7.30pm
Ealing National Trust. Talk by Caroline Walker on The Life and Work of MacDonald Gill.
http://www.ealingnt.org.uk
2013
13th November 2013 6.30pm Letter Exchange
A talk by Caroline Walker on The Forgotten Gill. With a special focus on MacDonald Gill’s lettering and book-jackets. Venue: t the Art Workers’ Guild, 6 Queen Square, London WC1.
www.letterexchange.org
20th September – 2nd November 2013
PM Gallery Ealing. Exhibition: Out of the Shadows: MacDonald Gill
http://onestoparts.com/review-out-of-the-shadows-macdonald-gill-pm–gall…
Listen to an interview with Andrew Johnston, one of the curators, on BBC online
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24204989
27th June 2013 2pm
National Archives, Kew, Surrey. A talk by Caroline Walker on The life and work of MacDonald Gill: Mapmaker, Letterer and Graphic Artist. Free
National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Listen to the podcast and see the slides at:
http://media.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php/the-life-and-work-of-macd…
28th March – 4th May 2013
Kemistry Gallery. Exhibition: MacDonald Gill. A small exhibition of Gill’s decorative poster maps in collaboration with the London Transport Museum and the University of Brighton.
www.kemistrygallery.co.uk
19th March 2013 7.30pm
A talk by Caroline Walker on The life and work of MacDonald Gill with a focus on his lettering. North London Lettering Association.
www.nlla.org.uk
2012
18th October 2012 10.00am
University of the Third Age, Ealing Town Hall. Talk by Caroline Walker: The Life and Work of MacDonald Gill
27th September 2012 7.00pm
Art Workers’ Guild. Talk by Caroline Walker, Andrew Johnston and Angela Johnston: MacDonald Gill: Out of the Shadows.
13th June 2012
London Mapping Festival, Basingstoke. A talk by Claire Dobbin, the curator of London Transport Museum, on The Wonderground: MacDonald Gill’s decorative maps for London Underground 1914-1932.
18th May – 28th October 2012
London Transport Museum, Covent Garden, London. Exhibition: Mind the Map
Exhibition exploring the maps created for the London Underground. The first section deals with the decorative map and the second part shows the development of the system map. The show includes several of MacDonald Gill’s posters including his first – The Wonderground Map of London Town, and two of his system maps of the network.
2011
July 23nd – August 31st 2011
University of Brighton. Exhibition – Out of the Shadows: MacDonald Gill
July 22nd 2011
University of Brighton. An International Symposium on MacDonald Gill
Several papers can be accessed at:
http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/projects/macdonald-gill/macdonald-max-gill/papers