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independent researcher; monthly Art History Mornings at The Beecroft Gallery -thecommonviewer.wordpress.com; events organiser for

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    Sep 26

    For full details of upcoming Art History Mornings please visit: - All Welcome!

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  2. 16 hours ago

    Catch the docu-films tmrw 10.30am - to warm the soul!

    Please note the change of time for the Exhibition on Screen: David Hockney at the Royal Academy of Arts event, 10:30am – 12:30pm See you there!
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    Nov 30

    A film I made about Paul Nash earlier this year - now published in the British Art Studies journal online (free to view): Thanks !

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    Nov 10

    So it's all about 1922, the cradle of Modernism Event: The World Broke in Two Thurs Dec 14th, 7pm &

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    Nov 30

    It's snowing! Just what the doctor ordered to bring on some holiday cheer 🌨️⛄️

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    Nov 30

    'Frost on the Thames' by Samuel Collings in 1788, a fitting winter image for London today - from Paul Mellon's collection at

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    Nov 30

    I thoroughly agree ! Not only is a great artist, she's a lovely lady too! Here are a few examples from her recent show, highly successful show

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  8. Nov 29

    BBC News - The famed painters who vanished into obscurity Excellent article about

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    Nov 27

    Hannah Gluckstein was born in London to a wealthy Jewish family, ran away to Cornwall and became a trailblazer of gender fluidity A new exhibition at explores the life and work of Gluck

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    Nov 28

    Preparations are underway for our new exhibition at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace. This imposing portrait of has recently been installed. 'Charles II: Art & Power' opens on 8 December:

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    Nov 28

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    Nov 28

    Southend Beach by James Francis Danby 1865 Oil on Canvas (Beecroft Art Gallery)

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    Nov 28

    “To see the world in a grain of sand, and to see heaven in a wild flower, hold infinity in the palm of your hands, and eternity in an hour” — Happy birthday artist & poet William Blake, born 260 years ago today!

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    Nov 28

    Detail from Dante and Statius sleeping, Virgil watching. from the 'Divine Comedy', Purgatorio XXVII, 1827. , pen and black ink by William Blake who was born in 1757

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    Nov 28

    "Great things are done when men and mountains meet." William Blake, born 1757 The Ancient of Days, published as the frontispiece to 1794's, Europe a Prophecy, shows the biblical character Urizen crouching in the sky, his outstretched hand setting a compass to the Earth below

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    Nov 28

    Poet and artist William Blake was born in 1757. He’s known for his unique combination of word and image – here are some examples from ‘Songs of Innocence’

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    Nov 28

    Born 1832: Happy birthday to Leslie Stephen, father of , man of letters, 1st editor of the Dictionary of National Biography, pioneering mountaineer and President of (1892-1904) who opened the Reading Room and the stacks we know and love today!

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  18. Nov 28

    Happy Birthday to William Blake! // image: Glad Day - The Dance of Albion c/o

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    Nov 27

    There’s still time to book a place for Exhibition on Screen: David Hockney at the Royal Academy of Arts 2/12 10:30am–12:30pm. Widely considered Britain’s most popular artist, David Hockney is a global sensation with exhibitions in London, New York & beyond

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    Nov 27

    CFP: Virginia Woolf, Europe and Peace, June 2018.

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  21. Nov 27

    haha! I'm rather enjoying this little Saffron & Junior story of - the dream sequences are great!

    Replying to @SaffandJunior @bigillustrators
    Saffron's quite the Queen of the Tea Table! for the story so far:

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