WWI – the internment of Germans in the UK – the paintings and journal of the artist George Kenner
Wednesday 16th November 2011
Tickets £5 (on the door) 6.00 pm for 6.30pm
This talk will be at St George’s German Lutheran Church in Alie Street, London E1, the oldest surving German church in England. The church closed in 1996 and is now one of 20 redundant non-conformist places of worship that are in the care of the Historic Chapels Trust, a registered charity.
Proceeds of the talk will assist towards maintenance and repair of this historic church.
Nick McCormick’s fascinating talk will focus on the work and life of the German artist, George Kenner, who was interned at Alexandra Palace for part of the First World War. Some of his paintings depicting the life of these little known internees are held by the Imperial War Museum. HHS members will remenber his talk 3 years ago, which was the suject of his article in our Bulletin No.49.
George Kenner’s paintings executed at Alexandra Palace are online. You can view them via the Imperial War Museum’s website: www.iwmcollections.org.uk. Click on art collections, type ‘ Kenner’ in the ‘Artist’ box and press search – this takes you to the collection. The images have been photographed at a low resolution but by right-clicking they can be transferred to ‘My Pictures’ where they enlarge very well.
