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10 orphans from literature

The exhibition ‘Drawing on Childhood‘ is currently on display at The Foundling Museum and...

Making of: Best Book Cover Art of 2015

Here is our annual feature highlighting how images licensed from the Bridgeman archive were...

The story of Britain’s first home for abandoned children

The extraordinary story of how one man’s vision and perseverance improved the lives of the most...

Chinese New Year 2016: The Monkey in Art and Culture

Being half Asian, I am lucky enough to celebrate two New Years. Chinese New Year is the far more...

The Slipstream Mystery

Among the questions asked to a writer, the one regarding what genre his or her work fall into is...

Degas + Copeland…Crazy / Beautiful

What happens when you combine one of the greatest painters of our time with one of the greatest...

Around the World with Bridgeman

A new year is starting. Time to reflect on where we come from and where we want to go. The...

Art Basel Miami: The Good. The Bad. The…oh, so ugly.

“How much is this and what’s the edition?” – Screamed a woman across a gallery space. Alright...

Feeling Blue? Try a Stress-Relieving Colouring Book

We all remember the days spent in our youth colouring in fun cartoon designs and that very real...

Jungle Fever: Design Trends For 2016

I thought it would be interesting to look at the big cultural happenings of the year using the...

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