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Experimental filmmaking at the General Post Office

9th Dec 201911th Dec 2019 Emma WestLeave a comment

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.

Posted in Art for the PeopleTagged animation, film, General Post Office, modernism, propaganda

Canteen Concerts & the Politics of Play

16th Sep 201911th Dec 2019 Emma West1 Comment

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.

Posted in Art for the People, News & ReviewsTagged CEMA, class, concerts, ENSA, factory, film, gender, Ministry of Labour, music, performance, state patronage, taste, WWII
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