Antony Penrose will present a talk at the Quaker Meeting House in Ship Street, Brighton on Farleys in the 50s as part of Brighton Fringe in June 2022.
Surrealist Weekends: Farleys in the Fifties
An exhibition from the Lee Miller Archives
Surrealist Weekends: Farleys in the Fifties
Painter Roland Penrose and photographer Lee Miller’s move to Farleys in 1949 was not to settle down but to create, entertain & inspire.
This exhibition will be shown in the Lee Miller Gallery and a book will be released to coincide with the opening.
03/04/2022 - 31/07/2022
About this exhibition
Antony Penrose recalls some of the visitors to Farleys in the 1950’s offering a fascinating insight into his parent’s lives and their transformation of Farleys from a traditional farmhouse into a hub of art with unexpected decoration & surreal living.
