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a man and woman working at their desks

Married Life for Mary. 2 - Art & Her Profession

Debbie Challis

Mar 98 min read

a man and woman feeling the face of a sculpture

a man and woman feeling the face of a sculpture

Married Life for Mary: Speculation and Sketches

Debbie Challis

Feb 236 min read

sculpture queuing to get in the British Museum

sculpture queuing to get in the British Museum

Sculpted Lions: The Mausoleum of Halikarnassos in View

Debbie Challis

Feb 24, 20256 min read

A Romance for Valentine's Day: How Mary Severn and Charles Thomas Newton met

A Romance for Valentine's Day: How Mary Severn and Charles Thomas Newton met

A Romance for Valentine's Day: How Mary Severn and Charles Thomas Newton met

Debbie Challis

Feb 10, 20256 min read

Hew Locke what have we here? The people behind the objects

Hew Locke what have we here? The people behind the objects

Hew Locke what have we here? The people behind the objects

Debbie Challis

Oct 20, 20244 min read

Now You See Us: Positioning Ann Mary (Severn) Newton as a British Female Artist

Now You See Us: Positioning Ann Mary (Severn) Newton as a British Female Artist

Now You See Us: Positioning Ann Mary (Severn) Newton as a British Female Artist

Debbie Challis

Jun 16, 20246 min read

A Sketch of my Life: By Charles Thomas Newton

A Sketch of my Life: By Charles Thomas Newton

A Sketch of my Life: By Charles Thomas Newton

Debbie Challis

Feb 25, 20245 min read

Finding Ann Mary Severn Newton

Finding Ann Mary Severn Newton

Finding Ann Mary Severn Newton

Debbie Challis

Dec 19, 20234 min read

Maqdala 1868: At Tate Britain and the National Portrait Gallery

Maqdala 1868: At Tate Britain and the National Portrait Gallery

Maqdala 1868: At Tate Britain and the National Portrait Gallery

Debbie Challis

Jul 23, 20234 min read

The Legacy of the Earl of Elgin's Memorandum

The Legacy of the Earl of Elgin's Memorandum

The Legacy of the Earl of Elgin's Memorandum

Debbie Challis

Apr 10, 20234 min read

Melina Mercouri Day in Athens

Melina Mercouri Day in Athens

Melina Mercouri Day in Athens

Debbie Challis

Mar 7, 20234 min read

Planned Plunder? The British Museum and the 1868 Maqdala Expedition

Planned Plunder? The British Museum and the 1868 Maqdala Expedition

Planned Plunder? The British Museum and the 1868 Maqdala Expedition

Debbie Challis

Jan 21, 20233 min read

The Legacies of Charles Thomas Newton: Classical Sculpture, Collecting, Museums & Diplomacy

The Legacies of Charles Thomas Newton: Classical Sculpture, Collecting, Museums & Diplomacy

The Legacies of Charles Thomas Newton: Classical Sculpture, Collecting, Museums & Diplomacy

Debbie Challis

Dec 20, 20223 min read

An architect, a diplomat (or 'thief'), his secretary and his memorandum

An architect, a diplomat (or 'thief'), his secretary and his memorandum

An architect, a diplomat (or 'thief'), his secretary and his memorandum

Debbie Challis

Dec 16, 20222 min read

Seeing White: What was Said and Not Said at the British Museum

Seeing White: What was Said and Not Said at the British Museum

Seeing White: What was Said and Not Said at the British Museum

Debbie Challis

Jan 23, 20226 min read

Seeing White: Whitewashing the Whitewashing?

Seeing White: Whitewashing the Whitewashing?

Seeing White: Whitewashing the Whitewashing?

Debbie Challis

Jan 21, 20224 min read

Seeing White: Chromophobia for Chromophobia's Sake

Seeing White: Chromophobia for Chromophobia's Sake

Seeing White: Chromophobia for Chromophobia's Sake

Debbie Challis

Jan 21, 20226 min read

Seeing White: Swarthy and Fair

Seeing White: Swarthy and Fair

Seeing White: Swarthy and Fair

Debbie Challis

Jan 19, 20225 min read

Seeing White: Making the Parthenon Sculptures British

Seeing White: Making the Parthenon Sculptures British

Seeing White: Making the Parthenon Sculptures British

Debbie Challis

Jan 18, 20226 min read

Seeing White: A Conference at the British Museum in 1999

Seeing White: A Conference at the British Museum in 1999

Seeing White: A Conference at the British Museum in 1999

Debbie Challis

Jan 17, 20224 min read

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