I Hate a Challenge
‘Challenge’ is one of those words whose meaning has changed over the last few years. Or, to be more accurate, the implied meaning of the word has changed. My pocket Oxford Dictionary defines the word […]
History
Tallinn, Estonia – a swift 100 years by way of introduction
Tallinn, capital city, population 392,331. Language, Estonian and Russian. Independence stated 24th February, 1918. Handed back, by pseudo-authoritarian Konstantin Päts in a shady May protection pact, 1940. The red bear swallowed the country whole by June. […]
Professor Johan Zoffany RA: Society Observed
Professor Johan Zoffany RA: Society Observed @Royal Academy of Arts, Green Park Tube, London https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibitions/johan-zoffany-ra-society-observed/ 10 March—10 June 2012 Tickets: 10.50 adults, 6.50 concessions Having never heard of Zoffany (I am now ashamed to say) […]
This is Whitechapel
40 years ago Photo Journalist Ian Berry was commissioned to photograph the community of Whitechapel. The aim of this venture was to reach out to the community and entice them into the existing local gallery. […]