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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.

Rural Britain and Everyday Modernism

11th May 202215th Jun 2022 Emma WestLeave a comment

A black and white wood engraving which shows a man and a dog walking through a forest to get to a village pub. They are surrounded by trees and fields.

I’m taking part in a panel on ‘Rural Britain and Everyday Modernism’ at this year’s British Association for Modernist Studies’ conference, Hopeful Modernisms.

The Empire Marketing Board: new article in Modernism/modernity

18th Jan 202115th Jun 2022 Emma WestLeave a comment

My article on Empire Marketing Board posters is now available at Modernism/modernity as part of a cluster of essays on 'Modernist Institutions'.

A treasure trove of art and design magazines

27th Apr 202027th Apr 2020 Emma West1 Comment

I'm spending time under lockdown with an extraordinary collection of 1920s - 1950s art and design magazines.

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.