John Clare and The Shepherd’s Calendar

This year is the 150th anniversary of the death of the people’s poet John Clare. To mark the occasion, this exhibition will celebrate John Clare’s appreciation of seasonal cycles and the natural year, as we display original John Clare manuscripts loaned by Northamptonshire County Council Library Services. We will be also be showing works by Peter Newcombe which illustrates Clare’s acclaimed collection of poems ‘The Shepherd’s Calendar’, and portraits of John Clare, including one by Henry Bird.

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Any age


Website
www.northampton.gov.uk/museumexhibitions


Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk//em000084?id=EVENT473847


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