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Compton Verney
Summer 2015
China Revealed Park Life! Fourth Annual Fundraising Gala
News Bites The Story of China Historian and broadcaster Michael Wood and Maya Vision International paid a visit to Compton Verney to film Michael Wood’s ‘The Story of China’ for BBC2. The day was a great success; filming took place in the Chinese Gallery, Michael Wood interviewed Professor Naomi Standen in the Resource Room and the team may return to film additional footage for the series.
Michael Wood, Professor Naomi Standen and Maya Vision
Hampton Lucy Primary School Curates Kern Baby Display Year 6 Pupils from Hampton Lucy Primary School have curated a display about Faye Claridge’s Kern Baby which is now on show and being enjoyed by visitors in the Café (below). In order to create the display, they re-staged several photographs taken by photographer Sir Benjamin Stone who inspired the sculpture.
The giraffes making their way out into the park!
The giraffes are back! Compton Verney’s herd of giraffes ventured out into the grounds once again this summer to enjoy the sunshine. There were nine giraffes adding some more colour to the landscape, and their fame reached new heights as BBC Midlands came to find the giraffes and broadcast live weather reports from the grounds.
Contents
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Page 2 News Bites
Page 10 Painting Shakespeare
Page 3 China Revealed
Page 11 Picasso comes to Compton Verney
Page 4 ParkLife! 2015
Page 12 Compton Verney hosts the BIG Breakfast
Page 6 Fourth Annual Compton Verney
Page 13 The Comfort of the Past
Fundraising Gala Page 7 Upcoming Events
Page 14 A (First) Day in the Life of a Gallery
Page 8 Re-viewing the Landscape Update
Assistant Page 15 Staff Introductions and Interns’ Insights
Page 9 Dan Pearson’s Wildflower Meadow
Page 16 Acknowledgments
China Revealed From 15 September until 1 October, join us for a special programme of events celebrating Compton Verney’s Chinese Collection with music, storytelling, dance, art and activities for all and a series of illustrated talks and tours.
A look at the Bronze Age ancestors of the teapot—which were vessels for pouring wine and water. Discover the early history of tea in Chine. Followed by delicious tea and cake.
Daily Events
24 September, 2.30pm
Collection in Focus: Uncover China 2.30pm
My Favourite Object 3.30pm
Tickets £23.50, Concs £22.50, Members £15 Talk: The Qianlong Emperor and his passion for Chinese jade
Included in collections and grounds admission ticket. Places limited. Please sign up on arrival.
Join Carol Michaelson, curator of Chinese jades and bronzes at The British Museum, who will speak about the Qianlong emperor (1736-95) , one of the lonestreigning and most enlightened of the Chinese rulers who had a collection of over 30,000 jades.
Talk, Tour and Tea: The Bronze Age ‘Teapot’
Tickets £18, Concs £17, Members £10
17 September, 2.30pm
To book visit www.comptonverney.org.uk or call 01926 645500
China Revealed: Big Sunday 20 September, 11am—5pm Enjoy an exciting one day celebration of our Chinese collection! Discover the art of Chinese calligraphy and martial arts, take part in a Chinese music session, and under5s can come and enjoy a new story about Connie and Verne.
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ParkLife! 2015 Celebrating the great outdoors In order to give visitors an insight to every aspect of our landscape, Compton Verney also opened its doors for a special evening event, ‘Moths: Butterflies of the Night’. Guests joined Arthur Owens for this new nature-watch event, enjoying a talk and a night walk to explore the amazing nocturnal world of moths. We also held a talk with our beekeeper, Rod Oates.
This June, Compton Verney invited visitors to celebrate the great outdoors with a special programme of events, walks, talks and family activities in our stunning ‘Capability’ Brown park. Throughout the month we invited visitors to join one of our many talks and tours, each one focussing on a different aspect of the landscape. Our ‘Grounds in Focus’Park Tours took a closer look at our grounds, while the ‘Collection in Focus’ tour bought the outdoors inside, by exploring the depictions of nature in our six permanent collections. In addition to these daily tours, we also had a range of special events. Gary Webb, our Head of Landscape and Gardens, led visitors on the ‘Placing Art in the Park’ tour, discussing how Compton Verney works with artists and curators to site works of art in the landscape.
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On ParkLife! Big Sunday, we welcomed heritage craftsmen from across the county who came to demonstrate the skills that were used when Compton Verney was remodelled in the eighteenth century. A team from Chedham’s Yard, a heritage site in the local village of Wellesbourne, came to join our collection of craftsmen with their blacksmith, and gave visitors an insight into the local community that has neighboured Compton Verney for hundreds of years. The Warwickshire Geological Conservation Group were also here to take visitors even further back in Compton Verney’s past, delving into the history of the local landscape and telling visitors about the stone that was used to build the house. An important part of Compton Verney’s historic landscape is our rare ‘Capability’ Brown chapel. For Big Sunday the chapel played host to the Warwickshire Baroque group, ‘Cabinet of Curiosities’, who recreated ‘Vivaldi’s Venice’ in a concert of two parts.
ParkLife! Festival For the final weekend of our Park Life! month, we celebrated the summer solstice with an exciting weekend of live music, food, drink, and traditional fairground rides. The entertainment on offer exceeded expectations with some excellent feedback on the Kids’ Zone activities that included a wonderful and well received circus skills workshop, arts and crafts tent, hula hooping, balloon modelling and face painting – all of which was free to visitors. The fairground rides went down a storm, especially the dodgems which were popular amongst visitors of all ages. Even the staff managed to have a go! All in all, a successful and enjoyable weekend that was a first of its kind for Compton Verney. Join us 2-3 July 2016 for our next festival!
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Fourth Annual Compton Verney Fundraising Gala 26 September 2015 We will be hosting another exceptional blacktie evening, comprising a champagne reception and musical entertainment in the ‘Capability’ Brown-designed Chapel, followed by dinner and an auction. The Gala Dinner Committee have been working hard to ensure that the evening will be a night to remember for all of the guests, and have been rallying local supporters and organisations to donate prizes for the raffle and auction. This year we have some exceptional raffle and auction prizes lined up. One of our exclusive auction lots is a one-week’s stay for eight on a luxury private island in the Sulu Sea, Philippines, at the idyllic Amanpulo Resort. The winners of this lot will enjoy a private villa located just a few metres from the sea that features a private swimming pool and 6
separate bedroom, living and dining pavilions. Other auction opportunities include two centre court seats for 2016 Wimbledon Ladies’ Singles Final, a painting by award-winning artist George Butler, and lunch for two at The Goldsmith’s Hall. Proceeds from the evening will contribute towards our arts and heritage learning programme which is enjoyed by visitors of all ages, and over 5,000 school children each year. If you are not able to join us for this exciting event, please consider making a donation, or bidding in absentia on one of our extraordinary auction lots. For more information, please contact Imogen Hobson on 01926 645 547 or at imogen.hobson@comptonverney.org.uk.
The 2016 ParkLife! Weekend This event, taking place on June 25-26, will feature two related but distinctive days of activity around the theme of the Georgian heritage of art and practicality. Saturday will focus on ‘Heritage and Elegance’ and feature lectures about ‘Capability’ Brown and Robert Adam; demonstrations of the skills involved in restoring our Chapel; tea tastings; chamber music; a side-saddle and horse-related crafts exhibition; and special tours of the grounds and collections. Sunday will focus on ‘Practicality and Rural Life’ with lectures about the creation and maintenance of a Brownian landscape; demonstrations of sheep handling, scything, thatching and clothe making; and Folk music, dancing and art. A special feature will be sharing recent research about the workers who helped to build Brown’s vison so that locals can see if their family history is a part of our story. Both days will feature appropriate food, drink, and creative activities for all visitors.
Compton Verney Regency Ball Our 2016 fundraising event for will be a Regency Ball on the evening of the 25th, featuring period dancing, music, costumes and a Georgian buffet.
2016 Patron and Benefactor Trip: St Petersburg Planned and built on a grandiose scale, Peter the Great's city has been likened to a Canaletto painting and is often referred to as the ‘Venice of the North’. The greatest architects of the day were brought to St Petersburg in order to achieve the bold vision of its founder, and majestic buildings were designed to adorn its vast boulevards, avenues, parks and squares. Taking place on October 13-17 2016, the tour will include an orientation tour with a focus on the city’s architecture, visits to Peter and Paul Fortress, the Yusupov Palace with its spectacular interiors and tiny private theatre, and of course the vast Winter Palace which houses the Hermitage Museum, one of the world’s finest. Visits out of St Petersburg will take us to the magnificent summer palace of Pushkin and Pavlovsk. Tour price is £1,425 double occupancy including air travel and reservations must be made by 29 January 2016. For more information, contact Imogen on 01926 645 547.
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Re-viewing the Landscape Update: The Restoration of the Ha-Ha Before
Work has recently been completed on restoring a section of Compton Verney’s ‘Capability’ Brown ha-ha which was originally constructed in the 1770s. The ha-ha (or sunken fence) was a key development in garden design as it enabled the new fashion for landscape gardens to blend seamlessly into the wider landscape without being interrupted by a visible barrier. Landowners would be presented with bucolic views of sheep and cattle grazing in the distance whilst safe in the knowledge that the ha-ha would prevent them from wandering into their gardens.
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The writer Horace Walpole claimed that the name derived from the fact that they were: "... so astonishing, that the common people called them Ha! Ha!s to express their surprise at finding a sudden and unperceived check to their walk." As the leading proponent of naturalistic gardens, ‘Capability’ Brown used ha-has extensively in his landscapes. However, the Compton Verney example is unusual in that it is constructed as a dry stone wall rather than using bricks and mortar.
c.1920
Unfortunately, over the last forty years the ha-ha has fallen into disrepair with significant sections having collapsed completely. The deterioration of structure has not been helped by the fact that it has lost its original purpose with the growth of trees on both sides of the road which block Brown’s intended views across into the West Park (which originally formed part of the Compton Verney estate). Although not practicable to restore the entire ha-ha (which is some 200 metres in length), the landscape restoration project provided us with the opportunity and funds to consolidate and repair a key section in the centre of the structure which can be accessed via a flight of steps. The restoration work was undertaken by John Broughton and Steve Ryan from specialist conservation builders Midland Conservation Ltd. Chris Rice, HLF Project Manager
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Dan Pearson’s William Morris Wildflower Meadow It seemed like such a long build up to the launch of The Arts and Crafts House exhibition in June that I thought it would never arrive. The meadow element of the exhibition, an area traditionally called the West Lawn, had become the focus of much attention, especially following Art Fund’s Art Happens crowd funding project. Additionally, I was thrilled to have on board garden designer Dan Pearson, who subsequently produced an Arts and Crafts design in response to the exhibition. Thankfully, many people supported us, and we successfully raised enough funds for the meadow project to go ahead. In Autumn 2014 we set about the task of re-sowing the lawn with the necessary wild flower seeds, a mix selected specifically for the soil type. After sowing, we watched with great expectation to see what seeds would germinate and grow. Spring saw the arrival of the drawings from the Dan Pearson Studio, a parterre-style plan in the style of William Morris’s ‘Trellis’ design. The design included some uplifting ‘roses’, sections within the parterre that would provide a much needed colour splash to the meadow, which we knew would be more muted in its colour offering. After I had finished marking the parterre into the lawn I moved onto the ‘rose’ circles. As with any flower bed, there was a degree of attention required to ensure establishment of the plants: regular watering was essential because of an extended dry period; feeding; and protection from hungry rabbits and passing deer. So it was with a degree of care, that I waited patiently for
the opening of the exhibition, and for the meadows chance to take the stage. Dan was very impressed with the progress and our achievements with the meadow – quite a relief I can tell you! The wider meadow area of around two hectares was looking splendid, subtle in its appearance from the ground, but strong in form when viewed from the terrace or resource room windows. This larger area has continued to evolve and we’re presently relishing its ‘blond’ late summer look, with wispy grasses catching every breeze. And of the flower circles? Well, of course they threw a wobbly and refused to open for the exhibition launch due to first-night nerves! They did go on to bloom soon after, however, and have more than proved their worth featuring a regular display including Shirley poppies, cosmos and the exquisite bullwort or Ammi majus. The circles continue to be magnificent draw, enticing people through the meadow with their colourful button-like appearance. The meadow has been a runaway success, which offered a real and relevant connection between the exhibition and the landscape. It has been a real treat for me personally, not only for the opportunity to work with Dan Pearson, but also to see how well received the newly formed meadow is with colleagues, visitors and supporters. I look forward to seeing the meadow develop and improve over the coming years. Gary Webb, Head of Landscape & Gardens 9
Painting Shakespeare 19 March — 26 June 2016 In association with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), and as part of the national celebrations of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, we are planning a major, cross disciplinary exhibition for 2016 entitled Painting Shakespeare. This will present artists’ responses to Shakespeare’s best known plays in a uniquely staged, immersive experience of art and theatre, bringing together two of the Midlands’ most valuable cultural resources: the RSC and Compton Verney. Painting Shakespeare will focus on the emotions, with the artworks specially selected for their emotional charge, the aim is to create a unique project with a theme to which we can all relate, regardless of our knowledge of the playwright. Shakespeare was a master of connecting with the emotions in a compelling way, which is why his plays have provided such a fertile ground for artists, and why he remains so relevant to us today. The exhibition will explore emotional states through a marriage of art and theatre, taking the form of a series of immersive multi-media encounters including painting, photography, film, sound and light. The artists in the show include Sargent, Blake, Fuseli (who has been called ‘the Shakespeare of the canvas’), Watts, Rossetti, Waterhouse, and Millais. There will also be contemporary works, including a holographic interpretation of Ophelia drowning. Stephen Brimson Lewis, Director of Design at the RSC, is overseeing the design of the exhibition, which will comprise a series of theatrical installations in which visitors can hear commentaries or extracts from plays read by RSC actors and directors as well as music and sound effects. 10
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, W. Balls, c.1860. Compton Verney
The exhibition will be accompanied by a series of lively events and a learning programme for a wide range of audiences, including workshops for schools organised in partnership with the RSC and the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
Also for 2016:
Britain in the Fifties: Design and Aspiration This exhibition will explore the history of 1950s design through the experiences of the average British consumer, examining the crucial roles of design in shaping the Brave New World of the post-war period and the effect on everyday life of the growing wealth of Fifties Britain.
An exciting autumn for Compton Verney 2016 looks set to be an exciting year for Compton Verney. In addition to our exhibitions, Painting Shakespeare and Britain in the Fifties: Design and Aspiration, and the tercentenary celebrations for Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown, we are excited to be hosting two more big names in our galleries: Queen Victoria and Pablo Picasso. Queen Victoria in Paris: Watercolours from the Royal Collection, will present forty-four previously unseen watercolours of Queen Victoria’s 1855 visit to Paris. Some paintings were given to Queen Victoria as gifts, others she commissioned herself, but together they form an important insight into art and taste in the Second Empire. Our other autumn exhibition will be Picasso on Paper, a collection of eighty prints by Picasso created between the 1920s and the 1960s from the Museum Kunstpalast in Düsseldorf. Picasso employed a variety of printing techniques including etching,
lithography, aquatint and linocut, and with each new process created new images of themes he loved. Open from 15 October to 11 December 2016, these exhibitions promise to be exciting additions to Compton Verney’s programme, and will attract the interest of a wide range of visitors in both existing and new audiences. Projects such as these could not happen without the generous support of trusts, foundations, and individuals, whether that is funding the learning programme that accompanies the exhibition, or transportation to bring the art works to Compton Verney. If you are interested in supporting an exhibition, or know of an organisation who might support our work, please contact Alice Gosling, Head of Development, on 01926 645517 or at alice.gosling@comptonverney.org.uk 11
Compton Verney hosts the BIG Breakfast On a sunny morning in July, Compton Verney hosted the Stratford and Leamington Business Forums’ BIG Breakfast. The event saw one hundred local business people come to Compton Verney for a morning of networking, presentations and a full English breakfast. A wide variety of organisations were in attendance, ranging from local businesses, to schools, to other charitable organisations from the surrounding area. The morning started off with some allimportant tea and coffee and the opportunity to network in the beautiful setting of the Adam Hall. Many of the attendees commented on how wonderfully peaceful Compton Verney was as they arrived, making a lovely change to the usually hectic start to their mornings. A full English breakfast was provided Compton Verney’s caterers, New Folium, and once breakfast had been served the presentations from the morning’s speakers began. Dr Steven Parissien, Compton Verney’s Director, gave a welcome to Compton Verney, and was followed by business analyst and inspirational conference speaker, Royston Guest. Royston gave an engaging presentation on ‘Customer Obsession’, getting the attendees involved and highlighting the key difference between delivering good customer service and providing a customer experience. To conclude the event, Steven Parissien offered a Director’s tour to give attendees an 12
insight into Compton Verney’s collections, providing another welcome change to the usual morning routine! We were delighted to host our fellow members of the Stratford and Leamington Business forums, and would like to say thank you to all who attended for making it such a successful morning.
The Comfort of the Past: Building in Oxford and Beyond 1815 — 2015
during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries
Our Director, Steven Parissien, is adding another book to his extensive
certainties – and celebrates their choice in lavish
collection of work on architectural and cultural history with his new work, The Comfort of the Past.
considerably at variance with the orthodoxy of standard architectural and design histories, with their inevitable emphasis on big-name architects and cutting-edge innovation. It seeks not to chart the building process itself but to analyse why private patrons consistently chose the proven styles of the past over more abstract theoretical images. In its later chapters it examines the architectural environments in which individuals or institutions, both in Oxford in the United States, have chosen to live and work, as seen through the prism of Oxford’s principal building
This groundbreaking architectural history of
contractor and craft practitioner, Symm and Company.
modern Oxford examines the stylistic dictates and historicizing whims of academic and civic
This is not just a book for the architectural and
patrons since 1815, demonstrating how they invariably eschewed the radical and cutting-edge in favour of ‘the comfort of the past’, using traditional idioms which lent the client status and reassurance. It looks at why college dons and private patrons preferred the security of historic templates derived from human scale, historical context and personal experience over the aesthetic and moral certainties of High Victorian Gothic and, in the twentieth century, the Modern Movement.
building professions, but rather an accessible cultural study which will appeal to the general reader. Written in a racy and winning style, it constitutes a provocative and witty examination of what patrons preferred to have built, rather than what architects sought to have them build, and their ever-recurring preference for the tried and trusted. Now available to purchase in Compton Verney’s shop.
Traditionally, Oxford’s dons and councillors sought an architecture that was familiar, reassuring and comfortable. Accordingly, they turned not to metropolitan stars but to more malleable and sympathetic local architectbuilders such as Daniel Evans, Henry Underwood and Joshua Symm – contractors who were wellplaced to provide historical continuity and to design and build in the traditional idioms with which they were familiar – and to local architects such as William Wilkinson and T.G. Jackson, men who would be amenable to their suggestions and who were equally at home in the Senior Common Room and the drawing office. This beautiful and original book paints a picture of private architectural patronage in Britain 13
A (First) Day in the Life of a Gallery Assistant “Radio check….Steve….over” “Steve receiving….out” And with that I’m flying solo; my first day as a Gallery Assistant at Compton Verney. Here I stand; comfortable shoes, irrepressible smile, a barely discernible hint of adrenalin, and Canaletto for company. And oh what company. I’ve often felt that secret resentment, that desire to stand alone in galleries. It’s a perverse rationale that dictates visual pleasure should be a primarily solitary experience. It’s a wholly selfish impulse that strives to protect private indulgence at the expense of the enjoyment of others. Yet as I stand, watching, listening, I feel the heady transition from observer to participant; an irresistible participant in the human emotion of shared experience. There’s a tangible energy at play here, a synaptic spark of wonder, incredulity, humour even. And whatever the personal response to these pictures, be it unalloyed delight, or incompatibility of personal taste, reactions are provoked nonetheless, and infuse the rooms with a collective engagement. And the beauty of that engagement, the heart-warming humanity of it, is our desire to share. Friend talks to friend, child to parent; gestures beckon, seeking a shared response; fingers point, and hands mimic the graceful rhythm of brushstroke, wave and cloud. The forensic examiner of minutiae rubs welcome shoulders with the lover of the grand effect, the “step back” appreciator of the grander view. In the Folk Art gallery I come across a man stooped over two wooden partridges, blowing for all his worth. His partner looks slightly embarrassed I’ve caught him in the act. 14
“Trying to make them whistle” he says, and grins broadly. And that’s what they are for, lovingly fashioned to capture the wind, tangible representations of the partridge’s voice. We speculate on the true nature of their call, and again part laughing; the joy of this place. Up the steps and into the Folk Art paintings gallery, and here another lady longs to share with me her delight in the curious geometry and proportion of a particularly square sheep. More laughter, and then a welcome discussion on the personal insight these untrained artists bring to their work; a vivacity and vitality often lost on the more “academic” artists. She goes her way with welcome comments on the accessibility of the collection. She goes her way with a smile; a vital connection forged. As my day comes to a close I make my way down through the galleries, musing on a wonderful insight from a school child, written in the Martin Parr comments book. The beauty of the photographs struck a chord it would seem, and stimulated in him or her a greater understanding of what it was like to live in “the olden times”. The late nineteen seventies, the time of my teenage! I can’t help but smile as I descend the stairs; contemplating my state as living embodiment of those olden times. One more laugh, and the day comes to a close. One more laugh, one more happy engagement. What more could we wish for? Steve Hobbs, Gallery Assistant
Developments in the Development Team Compton Verney has welcomed two new members to the Development Team to join Alice Gosling, our Head of Development. Although new to the Development team both Deborah Watkins, Development Officer, and Imogen Hobson, Development Co-ordinator, are familiar faces at Compton Verney. Deborah first joined the Compton Verney team as a volunteer in the Marketing Department two years ago. Deborah has since been working at an adoption support agency as a Membership Manager, and brings with her a wealth of experience in corporate partnerships. Imogen was one of our two Volunteer Coordinators last year, before moving on to become Visitor Welcome Team Leader of Harvard House at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
Interns’ Insights This summer at Compton Verney we had two interns from the University of Oxford working with us. Cora graduated this summer with her degree in History, and Leon is reading Classics.
Cora As an intern within the Programming team, I have been working with both Exhibitions and Collections during my time here at Compton Verney, researching the gallery’s existing Folk Art collection and helping our Director plan the upcoming Summer 2016 exhibition on1950’s Design. Compton Verney is a fantastic place to learn, and researching the Folk Art collection has sent me to various museums and galleries across the country to speak to other institutions about their collections with a view to expanding our own, and further opening up discussions started by the ground-breaking show with the Tate in 2014.
Join Us If you are interested in joining us as a Benefactor, Patron or Supporter, please contact Imogen Hobson (above left) on 01926 645547 or imogen.hobson@comptonverney.org.uk For enquires regarding Corporate Membership, please contact Deborah Watson (above right) on 01926 645526 or deborah.watson@comptonverney.org.uk
The Fifties show planned for next year is coming together fantastically, and I have been helping track down items of particular design interest and aesthetic and historical significance to really make an impact on visitors when it opens in the Summer. I would thoroughly encourage everyone to come and take a look – it will be well worth the visit!
Leon I am studying Classics at Oxford University, and this summer I have spent two months as the Finance Intern at Compton Verney. My role is to look closely at the financial process of the organisation as a whole and to find solutions where they are needed. Thus far I have worked with each of Compton Verney’s departments to complete an overview of the organisation from a financial perspective, and have begun working in detail with the Resources Department on their current projects and possibilities for future development. I have very much enjoyed my work at Compton Verney so far, and I am looking forward to using what I have learned to come up with innovative solutions moving forward.
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Thank you for your support Thank you to all our Benefactors, Patrons, Supporters and Corporate Members for your continued support. Your membership makes a huge difference to us and contributes towards all aspects of Compton Verney, from our exhibitions and collections to our grounds and educational work.
Benefactors
Anonymous Dr Catherine MS Alexander Adrian and Jacqui Beecroft Paul Cooney Wyn Grant
Patrons
Anonymous Bridget Barker and Simon Herrtage Janet Bell Smith Professor Robert Bluglass CBE & Dr Kerry Bluglass Mrs Susan Bridgewater The Brook Family David and Sandra Burbidge Nicholas and Marie-France Burton Roger Cadbury Dr & Mrs Munchi Choksey Mr & Mrs Ludovic de Walden Anonymous Peter Gregory-Hood
Alex and Mary Robinson Anonymous Kirsten Suenson-Taylor
Anonymous Sir Martin & Lady Jacomb Mr & Mrs David Loudon Mrs Michael Markham Victoria Peers Mrs Joanne E Perry David and Jill Pittaway William and Jane Pusey Helen Rose and Roger Salmons P E Shirley Sarah Stoten Peter Thompson The Lord & Lady Willoughby de Broke
The Four Pillars When you purchase a membership at any level and/or make a donation, you are welcome to specify an area of your own interest which your membership/donation will contribute towards:
The Exhibition Fund for our exhibitions and collections.
The Adam Fund for our built heritage.
The Inspire Fund for art education.
The Capability Fund for our historic landscape.
For further information, or if you would like to support The Four Pillars of Compton Verney, please call Imogen Hobson on 01926 645 547 or donate online now via the Big Give.
Supporters Clive Barnes Mrs Michelle Boycott Mike and Joan Broad Lady Butler Graham Greene CBE Jenny Grimstone-Jones Sarah Holman Adrian and Clare Hopkinson David Howells Howard and Melanie Jackson Dr & Mrs Stephen Large Bob and Sandy Marchant
N Meades Philip and Lulette Monbiot Dr James Mooney Mrs Penny Perriss Andrew and Julia Pick Michael Robarts Christopher Trye Benjamin Wiggin And 30 others who wish to remain anonymous, or have not yet specified how they would like to be listed.
Corporate Members Martinspeed Ltd Bonhams Farrow & Ball Morris & Co. Lombard Odier
Aquarelle Publishing Blackwall Green Goldcrest Cleaning Ltd Lightmedia Communications Ltd Mitchell Gallery Renaissance Creative Avidity IP Limited Warwickshire Wildlife Trust
Other ways you can help Consider leaving us a legacy, organising an event or naming a tree, artwork or room for yourself or a loved one! Call 01926 645 547 or visit the website for more information.