Posts by Ann Chow Archives and archivists‘This is our park’: A community well-being projectFriday 4 October 2019‘This is our park’ is a unique collaboration between The National Archives, Wandsworth Heritage...Archives and archivistsBack in Battersea: a creative reminiscence projectTuesday 9 April 2019In the course of a few afternoons, I learned so much about the lives...Records and researchIn search of Edward Bawden’s mural ‘Country Life’Wednesday 29 August 2018For this blog post I will be looking at Edward Bawden’s mural ‘Country Life’,...Records and researchBehind the scenes of organising an exhibition: Modern Brazilian Paintings (1944)Friday 13 July 2018Recently, the Sala Brasil Arts Centre at the Embassy of Brazil hosted the exhibition ‘The...Behind the scenesIn Our Minds: responding to archives through creative practiceMonday 10 July 2017Find out how creative practitioners can use archival documents as a starting point for...Behind the scenesIn our minds: Creative responses to mental health recordsThursday 18 August 2016How can creative practitioners use and engage with archive materials, and develop work as...Records and researchAn experimental and daring ladyTuesday 19 January 2016We look at Victorian photographer Julia Margaret Cameron, who pushed the boundaries of photography...Records and researchTwickenham to Tanganyika: an extraordinary naval expeditionWednesday 30 September 2015It is sometimes said that truth is stranger than fiction, a maxim which undoubtedly...Behind the scenesPencils only: drawing our collectionTuesday 25 August 2015We recently ran a pilot drawing workshop where participants had an opportunity to view...Records and researchThe personal and professional life of Barbara HepworthFriday 10 July 2015Archives are integral to our understanding of artists and their work. We can delve...Records and researchLike Barbara Hepworth? Think #hepworthQAWednesday 8 July 2015Like Barbara Hepworth’s work? Visited the exhibition Barbara Hepworth: Sculpture for a Modern World...Records and researchThe travelling photographer: Emil Otto HoppéTuesday 6 May 2014Emil Otto Hoppé (1878–1972) is my kind of photographer. He was incredibly prolific, producing... 1 2 »
