A BBC documentary, Secrets of British Animation, shines a light on the experimental animations made by Len Lye and Lotte Reiniger for the GPO during the 1930s.
Experimental filmmaking at the General Post Office
Category: Art for the People
Posters as a civilising force
Inspired by a new exhibition of Japanese Red Cross posters at New York’s Poster House, this post explores how interwar posters were used to shape public behaviour.
Canteen Concerts & the Politics of Play
This weekend I shared my research into WWII factory canteen concerts at the ‘Play and its Potential Publics’ symposium at the Institute of Advanced Studies, UCL.
Welcome
Revolutionary Red Tape is a four-year research project funded by the British Academy and led by Dr Emma West. It explores how pioneering public servants, artists and administrators worked to increase public access to the arts in modern Britain. I'll be sharing research, news and updates on this blog as I go along.
