Wednesday, 25 February 2009

Previous Exhibition

William Leng: Picturing the Past
14th March – 26th April











William Leng was a self taught painter, agricultural worker and special constable. He painted scenes of rural life in Ryedale remembered from his life and childhood during the late 19th and early 20th century. Leng is a relatively unknown figure outside of Ryedale but should be considered part of a tradition of naïve painting in British art.

The exhibition will include animated responses to Leng’s paintings made by local children during a summer school in 2008.

William Leng: Picturing the Past

Ryedale Folk Museum Summer School 2008


This film was made as part of the William Leng Summer School which was held at the Museum during july 2008. A group of Ryedale children produced a suite of related films exploring different aspects of Leng's images. The films will be showing at the museum during the William Leng exhibition Picturing the Past 14th March – 26th April.

The films and workshops were delivered by Promenade Productions.