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  1. Blog category
    •  Posters

    The bright young things who put women centre stage

    , 2 minute read

    Find out more about the Zinkeisen sisters and how their portrayal of women in their poster designs could have been deemed 'racy' in the 1930s.

    A poster illustration of a merry-go-round, made up of exotic animals, featuring a woman on a zebra
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    •  Posters

    Happy 80th Birthday Carol Barker

    , 1 minute read

    Join us in wishing Carol Barker a Happy 80th Birthday, and find out more about the artist herself.

    Image of Carol Barker infront of an elephant statue
  3. Blog category
    •  Posters

    The first women poster pioneers

    , 2 minute read

    Find out more about the progressive steps of Frank Pick in commissioning women to produce adverts for the Underground, from the first poster by a woman appearing in 1910 to an increase in female artists to 25% by 1930!

    Poster advert for Kew Gardens by tram, featuring a river surrounded by bare trees
  4. Blog category
    •  Collections
    •  Exhibitions

    Digging Deeper - A New Discovery

    By Simon Murphy, , 2 minute read

    Discover why a small item in our collection became more than just a model to display in our new Digging Deeper gallery, but an important piece of tunnelling history.

    An angled view of the shield six screw ram, from above. gold and brown, on a Gray concrete background
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    •  Exhibitions

    Prize for Illustration 2017: The Winners!

    , 2 minute read

    Find out who won Bronze, Silver and Gold for the Prize of Illustration 2017.

    Illustration of a woman sitting on the porch steps, playing the railing as if it was a harp