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The Arts League of Service on BBC Radio 3

15th Jun 202215th Jun 2022 Emma WestLeave a comment
A postcard of the Arts League of Service in front of their van, early 1920s

This week I discussed the Arts League of Service Travelling Theatre with Shahidha Bari and guests on BBC Radio 3’s Free Thinking.

Posted in News & ReviewsTagged Arts League of Service, BBC, Free Thinking, modernism

Keynes & the Arts Council on Radio 3

9th Mar 202215th Jun 2022 Emma WestLeave a comment

I recently spoke to Anne McElvoy and guests on BBC Radio 3's Free Thinking about the economist John Maynard Keynes's work for the early Arts Council. Image: John Maynard Keynes and Lydia Lopokova by Walter Bennington, NPG x90117 © National Portrait Gallery, London.

Posted in News & ReviewsTagged Arts Council, arts organisations, BBC, CEMA, Free Thinking, John Maynard Keynes, state patronage

Advocates for the Arts #4: Freda Lingstrom

28th Jan 20204th May 2020 Emma WestLeave a comment

A guest post by Rebecca Savage exploring the life and work of the overlooked poster artist, designer, author, illustrator and Head of BBC Children's Television Freda Lingstrom.

Posted in Advocates for the ArtsTagged BBC, London Underground, posters, railway, women
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