Compton Verney in Warwickshire has one of the finest collections of folk art in the UK. In this episode Director Julie Finch tells me why ‘Schooner approaching the harbour’ by Alfred Wallis, which is painted on a tea tray, is a piece of folk art that particularly resonates with her during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic lockdown.
You can listen to the episode on:
Anchor | iTunes| Google Podcasts | Spotify | Breaker | Overcast | Pocket Casts | RadioPublic | Stitcher

Alternatively, you can listen to this episode and the rest of season 2 here:

2021 special – interview with Kelcey Wilson-Lee – Past Matters
- 2021 special – interview with Kelcey Wilson-Lee
- The prisons – Colchester Castle
- A pair of huia birds – The Horniman Museum & Gardens
- Two swords – Ipswich Museum
- 1960s clock – Museum of the Home
- 'Schooner approaching the harbour' – Compton Verney
- Two smocks – The MERL
- A patera – The Roman Baths, Bath
- Three ceilings – Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery
- Axminster carpet – Harewood House