[2/2] Illustration of S.D. Mahomed's Baths in Brighton from his book on Shampooing, 1822 edition (British Library, 1509/576)

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Today's features Sake Dean Mahomed, who opened the 1st Indian restaurant in Britain, introduced shampoo to Europe + was the first Indian to publish a book in English in 1794. A reminder of the long history of migration that has shaped who we are as a nation.

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celebrated the late Baya Mahieddine, whose work transcended many traditional styles and inspired the works of Picasso, Matisse, and Andre Breton



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Have you seen today's 🦖🎺🦁 2nd grader Sarah Gomez-Lane, who drew delightful dinosaurs to highlight her dream of becoming a paleontologist! We fell in love with Sarah’s rendering of her dinos, and were blown away by her big (you might ev… https://t.co/exDMZvr4Qa

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Thanks for inspiring creativity in children by offering them the chance to have their artwork featured as a https://t.co/ah85Fr9UoU

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sunflower fishies, commissioned piece. Had fun figuring out this work 🌻🐠 Hope this brightens your end of the year!

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Venezuelan pianist, singer, & composer Teresa Carreño began playing at age 6 & famously performed for Abraham Lincoln in the White House at the age of 9 🎹

Learn more about the musical prodigy on what would have been her 165th birthday 🎂 https://t.co/Nu898IvtO4

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The Swiss German artist produced a large volume of art, including paintings, graphics, & sculptures. In the year of 1939, he finished a record-high of 1,239 works! 🎨

Today's was inspired by his painting Rote Brücke (Red Bridge) → https://t.co/yuJsV7J00r

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Oh, hey. It's been a while. I've been busy doodling and stuff 😉👾🐢

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