Cedric Morris - Artist, Planter & Traveller - Spotlight Tours

Cedric Morris (1889 – 1982) was one of the most talented painters of the natural world in twentieth-century British art.
Morris met his partner the artist Arthur Lett-Haines on Armistice Day in 1918 and in 1939 they established the East Anglian School of Painting and Drawing at Benton End, a rambling Tudor cottage in the Suffolk countryside.

Notable students at the school included Lucian Freud and Maggi Hambling and it was in the cottage’s gardens that Morris developed his lifelong interest in horticulture, subsequently becoming famous for breeding exotic varieties of Irises.

This new exhibition explores Morris’ relationship with Lett-Haines and Benton End, his travels across Europe to find and paint new plant species and his lifelong affinity with the natural world.

This is the first major presentation of Morris’ work in the North of England and includes works on loan from Tate, National Portrait Gallery, Gainsborough’s House, Philip Mould Gallery and a number of private collections.

Timings & Tours

Friday 19 September:

1230

Sunday 21 September:

1230

Location & directions

Granary Gallery, Dewars Lane, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 1ES

Directions:

The Gallery can be accessed via the Quay Walls or through the Youth Hostel and Bridge Street.

Contact on day:

Berwick HODS

Telephone number:

+447365800503

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking required

Booking conditions:

Please book via the Maltings Berwick website. If you have problems doing this, please e-mail [email protected] or telephone Berwick Record Office on 01289 301865.

Booking website:

https://www.maltingsberwick.co.uk/whats-on/cedric-morris-spotlight-tours/

Booking opens:

22 Aug 2025 09:00 AM

Booking closes:

21 Sep 2025 11:30 AM

Accessibility details

There is an accessible lift in the building and disabled parking in Bridge Street Carpark beside the building

Additional information

The exhibition can be viewed every day during HODS between 11 and 4 except on Monday 15 September.

Max no of people per tour:

10

Est. tour duration:

0 hour(s) 30 minute(s)

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