ADFAS Brisbane: Vita Sackville-West: Novelist and Creator.
VITA SACKVILLE-WEST: Novelist, Poet and Creator of Sissinghurst.
Born to affluence in one of the great stately homes of England, Vita Sackville-West never really recovered from the fact that she had been born a girl and so could not inherit Knole, the house she adored. Her life was controversial and full of contradictions: She married Harold Nicolson, but eloped with Violet Keppel; she wanted to be a famous poet, but is best remembered today for creating one of the loveliest gardens in England; she was loved by men and women and had an astonishing variety of sexual partners, but she remained happily married to one man.
Susannah Fullerton depicts the creation and development of Sissinghurst’s wonderful garden and discusses the intriguing life story of Vita herself.
Visitors are welcome.
Refreshments will be provided after each lecture session, morning tea after the morning lecture and wine and cheese after the evening lecture.
Born to affluence in one of the great stately homes of England, Vita Sackville-West never really recovered from the fact that she had been born a girl and so could not inherit Knole, the house she adored. Her life was controversial and full of contradictions: She married Harold Nicolson, but eloped with Violet Keppel; she wanted to be a famous poet, but is best remembered today for creating one of the loveliest gardens in England; she was loved by men and women and had an astonishing variety of sexual partners, but she remained happily married to one man.
Susannah Fullerton depicts the creation and development of Sissinghurst’s wonderful garden and discusses the intriguing life story of Vita herself.
Visitors are welcome.
Refreshments will be provided after each lecture session, morning tea after the morning lecture and wine and cheese after the evening lecture.
Wednesday 30 April 2025 - Thursday 1 May 2025 (UTC+10)
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Evening -30 April 2025 7.30 pm, Royal Queensland Art Society (RQAS), 3/162 Petrie Terrace, Brisbane, Qld 4000
Morning - 1 May 2025 10.00 am, State Library of Queensland, Cultural Precinct, Stanley Place, South Brisbane, Qld 4101
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ADFAS Brisbane: Vita Sackville-West: Novelist and Creator.
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