As part of her solo show Trust Débora Delmar will lead special Picker House tours, drawing on connections between the house and the exhibition. The tour will be followed by a visit to the Stanley Picker Gallery show.
The Picker House is an impeccable late-modernist house in Kingston upon Thames, designed in 1965 by architect Kenneth Wood, with interiors by Conran Partners, for the arts philanthropist Stanley Picker to live amongst his growing collection of art and design objects. When he retired in 1976, Stanley commissioned Wood to create a gallery in his garden dedicated to the more important items of his collection, then established the Stanley Picker Trust in 1997, to support the education and careers of young arts practitioners. Stanley died in 1982, leaving in the Stanley Picker Trust, the Picker House and its collection, an enduring legacy that ensures his passion for the arts lives on to this day.
To book a place on one of the tours and for any questions, please email f.mckie@kingston.ac.uk