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Some delightful new additions to the website this week in the form of more illustrations from the Medici Society archive. These three by Majorie Anderson, Peggy Wickham & Clifford Webb. Further selection here https://t.co/8vybRQPKgT
Berthe Morisot, French impressionist painter, was born #OTD in 1841. This painting, 'The Sisters' from 1869 features in @Tate_Publishing 's 'Art of Feminism'. We supplied a number of pictures for the book & our own @lucigosling co-wrote it.
Chinese-American actress Anna May Wong, who was born #OTD in 1905, caricatured by Autori in The Tatler, 1930.
Collecting holly. The last in a series of twelve 'Seasons' postcards designed by Flora White, part of the J. Salmon Collection we represent at the library. #holly #christmasillustration #postcardart #jsalmonpostcards
Looking for some cool, vintage-style stuff to festivivate your home this Christmas? @welovecushions have selected some gorgeous designs from our archive for their seasonal cushion range, like this robin by G.Rees, 1954 from the Medici Society archive https://t.co/zNkyTTCAXx
#otd 2005, football legend George Best died in hospital at the age of 59. A common description of his place in football history is summed up by the quote 'Maradona good; Pelé better; George Best.' Illustration by John Ireland © The Lennard Publishing Collection @Mary_Evans
How we yearn to see more apple varieties in the shops. Here are just a few painted by May Rivers in Fruit Grower's Guide, 1892. The names alone are enough to make your mouth water from Belle de Pontoise to Yorkshire Beauty #AppleDay More e.g.s here https://t.co/CpKbVN6ZrT
To celebrate Oscar Wilde's 165th birthday, four caricatures by Alfred Bryan from satirical magazine Entr'acte. Three comment on Wilde's lecure tour of N.America before he was properly famous - he was greeted with mixed reviews. We've hundreds of Bryan's brilliant cartoons online
So long summer. No avoiding the fact it's now autumn with the #AutumnEquinox today. Here's some seasonal art to take your mind off it - "The Passing of the Seasons" by Byam Shaw
It's that time of year when magazines are urging us to invest in the new season of fashion, but it's also #secondhandseptember so take your inspo from our array of vintage autumn fashion instead.