Emeritus Professor Dr Sam Smiles of Plymouth University will talk to us tonight about Sir Joshua Reynolds: A life in Art. The lecture is a tie-in to the Exhibition concurrently running at the Plymouth Museum & Art Gallery.  There will also be an excursion to the exhibition on Thursday 21 January — see below.

Dr Sam Smiles was appointed Professor of Art History at Plymouth University in 1999 and also became research coordinator for History of Art, Architecture and Design.  The list of his publications is extensive and he is co-curator of the exhibition on Sir Joshua Reynolds.

(This item updated on 15 September 2009)