Thursday 7 June 11 am
Gallery Talk
The Story of the Not-so-Humble Stick Chair by Richard Bebb
“The construction of stick chairs is as basic as it gets. Small sections of hedgerow timber are banged into a plank seat, creating a low-cost article that can stand daily use and be easily repaired. ”
This talk will trace the development of the stick chair in Wales from the medieval period through to the present, and look at the cultural and craft context in which this versatile form flourished. Richard Bebb is an Honorary Research Fellow at National Museum Wales.
In association with the U3A, part of Oriel Myrddin Gallery’s 50+ programme
At Parc Howard Museum and Art Gallery, Felinfoel Road, Llanelli SA15 3LJ
Richard Bebb is an Honorary Research Fellow at National Museum Wales. Free, no need to book
Dydd Iau 7 Mehefin 11am
Sgwrs yn yr Oriel
The Story of the Not-so-Humble Stick Chair gan Richard Bebb
yn Amgueddfa ac Oriel Gelf Parc Howard, Heol Felinfoel, Llanelli SA15 3LJ
“Mae’r grefft o greu cadeiriau pren mor syml ag y gall fod. Caiff darnau bach o bren o’r cloddiau eu cysylltu â sêt o estyll pren, gan greu dodrefnyn am gost isel a all wrthsefyll cael ei ddefnyddio’n feunyddiol, ac mae’n hawdd ei atgyweirio hefyd. “
Bydd y sgwrs yn olrhain datblygiad y gadair bren yng Nghymru o’r canol oesoedd hyd y dydd heddiw, ac yn edrych ar y cyd-destun diwylliannol a’r grefft a berodd i’r dodrefnyn amlbwrpas hwn ffynnu. Mae Richard Bebb yn Gymrawd Ymchwil Anrhydeddus yn Amgueddfa Genedlaethol Cymru.
Mewn cydweithrediad â'r U3A, rhan o rhaglen 50+ Oriel Myrddin Gallery
Mae Richard Bebb yn Gymrawd Ymchwil Anrhydeddus yn Amgueddfa Genedlaethol Cymru. Mynediad am ddim, nid oes angen archebu lle.
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