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SUMMARY:An artists’ colony along the Great Ouse in Huntingdonshire\, 188
 0-1930 - Bridget Flanagan
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DESCRIPTION:In this talk Bridget identifies the colony of artists of the l
 ate 19th and early 20th century who worked around St Ives (in Huntingdonsh
 ire) and its nearby riverside villages.  Following the area’s ‘discove
 ry’ by the art world in 1880\, well over 150 professional artists came h
 ere. The artists were sociable in groups of friends\; some came for a week
 \, some stayed a summer\, others came regularly for several years or made 
 the place their home. The gentle landscape\, with a river free of commerci
 al traffic\, and small\, rural villages with thatched cottages and watermi
 lls\, provided for quiet pastoral scenes popular with city patrons who wer
 e frequently nostalgic for a pre-industrial age. Tourists followed\, attra
 cted to a place that was recognised as picturesque\, and the place became 
 a well-known riverside holiday venue.
LOCATION:Law Faculty The David Williams Building 10 West Rd Cambridge CB3 
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