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Lucy Trench, Board Member of the Sidney Nolan Trust UK, will present an illustrated talk on Nolan’s life in the UK. Exploring the history of the Trust, the events developed for the 2017 Centenary of Nolan’s birth, the recent acquisition of his historic Manor house, Rodd Court and the plans for the future work of the Trust.
Lucy Trench has worked in publishing and in museums, as conservator, editor, writer and educator. She was Head of Interpretation at the Victoria and Albert Museum, then at the Science Museum and has family links with Herefordshire where the Trust is based and with Australia.
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Sidney Nolan working in the barn at The Rodd, 1986, photo Brian Adams
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