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Today's #OnlineArtExchange theme by @artukdotorg is #FabulousFootwear and we have this lovely black number for you!
Sporting a shining gold buckle, Jack Crawford of Sunderland is painted by Henry Baines when he saved the English from defeat in 1797 on the flagship HMS Venerable.
Today’s #OnlineArtExchange is all about purple! 💜
King’s Lynn artist Henry Baines captured the purpliest sky in these watercolour studies of ships at sea. Often the most vibrant colours come from or are inspired by nature!
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#OnThisDay in 1915, Walter Dexter began this unfinished sketch, showing the iconic tower and roofline of Ely Cathedral with a row of houses in the foreground. The artist annotated the blank spaces carefully to finish the painting later, making a note of materials and colours.
Day 4 of @MuseumsTogethe1's #MuseXmas is #ChristmasCard!
We have this lovely and amusing Edwardian Christmas card with the greeting: 'Wishing you a piping hot time of it'. The ladies and gentlemen sure look like they're enjoying themselves! ✉️
Gordon Lowerison was born in 1894. He attended the Ruskin School in Heacham which his father set up. Later he worked as a foreman at Hickman’s a farming firm near Wisbech.
During the First World War, Gordon was excused from war duty as he was epileptic.
#DisabilityHistoryMonth
We're bringing you #DramaticArtwork for this week's #OnlineArtExchange by @artukdotorg!
The 'Wreck of the Glory' by Henry Baines is certainly dramatic with its tipping ship and stormy sea! According to Baines' obituary, his father, John Baines, was the captain of the Glory. 🌊⛵
Today's @artukdotorg's #ArtExchange theme is #Autumn!
Showing the lovely golden and red colours of tree leaves just turning, this oil on glass 'Landscape with a Windmill' painting is a little bit of a mystery as we don't know the artist. But it's still a lovely scene to look at!
Today we celebrate the International Day for People of African Descent!
We'll be holding online talks about Black abolitionist lecturers in October:
▶️ Directing William Wells Brown on Oct. 12th
▶️ Benjamin Benson on Oct. 14th
🎟️ Booking is essential: https://t.co/X3iWJWsDoZ
This item from our archive is an unused colour postcard decorated with a cartoon drawing of two fishermen, circa 1910.
The caption underneath reads “you’ll ruin all my Tackle, stand still my good fellow I’ll pull it out”.
#WorldCartoonistDay
For #FairFriday we look at Frederick Savage's early designs for gallopers. These images show his Platform Gallopers. The mechanics were positioned under the horse and rocked it backwards and forwards. The design was later replaced by a system of overhead cranks #CitSciMonth