Harriet Atkinson
@harrietatkinson.bsky.social
historian of art and design | researcher | writer | filmmaker | Course Leader MA Curating Collections & Heritage at University of Brighton
https://research.brighton.ac.uk/en/persons/harriet-atkinson
On a train somewhere between London & Brighton
https://research.brighton.ac.uk/en/persons/harriet-atkinson
On a train somewhere between London & Brighton
Held at the V&A in 1946, Britain Can Make It set out to position Britain at the forefront of global industrial design. One of the exhibits we discuss is this electric bike prototype, designed by Benjamin Bowden.
May 9, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Held at the V&A in 1946, Britain Can Make It set out to position Britain at the forefront of global industrial design. One of the exhibits we discuss is this electric bike prototype, designed by Benjamin Bowden.
And film Art on the Streets, about exhibitions as activism during World War Two (trailer here: vimeo.com/833778781)
ART ON THE STREETS - TRAILER
Art on the Streets is a new documentary created by design historian Harriet Atkinson and filmmaker Jane Dibblin, narrated by Michael Rosen, animated by Kate Bilbow,…
vimeo.com
February 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
And film Art on the Streets, about exhibitions as activism during World War Two (trailer here: vimeo.com/833778781)
Lots of links with my work on exhibitions as activism as explored in my book Showing Resistance: propaganda & modernist exhibitions in Britain, 1933-53 (free to download here: www.manchesterhive.com/display/9781...)
www.manchesterhive.com
February 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Lots of links with my work on exhibitions as activism as explored in my book Showing Resistance: propaganda & modernist exhibitions in Britain, 1933-53 (free to download here: www.manchesterhive.com/display/9781...)