For the second piece in the Advocates for the Arts series, I'm celebrating the work of painter, illustrator and muralist Mary Adshead (1904-1995), especially her wartime murals for Birmingham.
Advocates for the Arts #2: Mary Adshead
Tag: WWII
A Brief Introduction to… the Artists International Association (AIA)
This post, the second in a series of bite-size introductions to arts organisations in modern Britain, explores art and activism at the Artists International Association, 1933-1971.
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.
Revolutionary Red Tape 