The departing Croatian Ambassador, Ivan Grdešić, and his wife Elena, were guests at Pleasant Land Studios before receiving a Nemon maquette at an event organised by the Anglo-Croatian Society.
On 11 June, the ambassador and his wife joined a group from Maidenhead Synagogue on a tour of Pleasant Land Studios – see the photos from their visit here.
The following day, Aurelia Young, Oscar Nemon’s eldest daughter, presented them with a maquette of Sigmund Freud’s Hampstead Statue on 12 June at the Athenaeum Club in London. Introduced by Sir Nicholas Henderson, the event was organised by the Anglo-Croatian Society to celebrate Ivan and Elena’s work furthering relations between the two countries during their London posting.
Dr Grdešić had previously taught political science at the University of Zagreb and served Croatia’s ambassador to the US, before taking up the London posting in 2013.
Hello, I was a friend and neighbour of Aurelia when I lived in Hampshire, and have heard her talk on her father several times. I am currently living in London and belong to an International Women’s Club who run a series of talks on the Arts. I wonder if Aurelia still gives her talk. If so, I would very much like to recommend her to the organiser of the next series. How would you suggests I further this idea ?
Rhoda Bucknill
Lovely to hear from you Rhoda. Aurelia will have been in touch by now. Anyone else who would like Aurelia Young, Nemon’s daughter, to speak on her father’s life and works, please contact us through this site.
Alice