@emmabastin
Historian of the early twentieth century, especially clothing and shopping; mum; crafter; bibliophile; lover of all things 1930s. Treasurer of Art Deco Soc UK. Represented by Past Preservers. www.emmabastin.com
I recently finished a 3-month project transcribing letters and documents for an IWM / DCMS project marking the 80th anniversary of VE / VJ Day.
It was a moving and fascinating project.
Here are some of my lessons from the Letters to Loved Ones archive and links to letters I think you should read.
must remember this tag!! thank you :-)
I loved writing this article about art deco, transports and the interwar years. It brings together some of my real passions!
If you find this interesting then the exhibition at London Transport is definitely worth visiting, or join @artdecosocuk.bsky.social :-)
www.artfund.org/explore/get-...
just marking it as his :-)
@artdecosocuk.bsky.social probably not one for pure vintage/art deco fans, but this is certainly very creative!
still unclear to me how the species made it this far
I raise you this dessert squashing cat by Haro (Haro Hodson) for a Christmas party for The Observer :-)
loss in her own life.
I can't wait to share this story with people. So if you are an agent or publisher interested in this biography, let me know; if you know an agent or publisher, let them know; and if you are bored of biographies of Churchill, then this will be the book for you!
Book proposal complete! Just need to find an agent, and a publisher...and write the book...
Alison Settle was a remarkable woman who was the most renowned fashion journalist of her day. She was a feminist, a war correspondent, and shaped the taste of a nations. She also coped with huge 1/2
‘A common art for a new democratic age’: How Art Deco transformed the Underground - Art Fund share.google/ZezZ7NaKzeNd...
Looking forward to this! The talk about Croydon airport was a huge hit, and am sure this will be the same!
A bit of advance publicity about my online talk for @artdecosocuk.bsky.social in September.
More info here artdecosociety.uk/events-2/
Yesterday I was interviewed for BBC Radio 4's The World Tonight about Art Deco architecture and the London Underground's amazing posters from the 1920s and 1930s.
You can hear me in the last 5 mins www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
And the exhibition at LTM is www.ltmuseum.co.uk/whats-on/art...
I'm very excited to be doing a fundraising talk at @museumofcamb all about what Christmas was like one hundred years ago in the 1920s.
Tuesday 9th December at 6pm. Sequins and Christmas jumpers very welcome!
www.museumofcambridge.org.uk/event/a-very...
#christmas #1920s #festiveseason
Exciting news! London Transport Museum have invited me to do a talk in their amazing Cubic Theatre. I'll be taking a more in depth look at some of the Art Deco posters from the Underground and I can't wait!
6th December 2-3pm
Tickets here - www.ltmuseum.co.uk/whats-on/tal...
I had a great time! Highly recommend a visit to the small but perfectly formed Isokon Gallery - and as an added bonus it has a hugely knowledgeable and enthusiastic team of volunteers.
Join @artdecosocuk.bsky.social for their monthly online talk!
We will be welcoming artist Danny Keen on 30th October to talk about Art Deco, Modernism and the Black Aesthetic.
Tickets are available here www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/onl...
Do you love Art Deco style but would like to learn more about it? Or are you a complete novice with no idea what Art Deco is?
I'm giving a talk at the Isokon on 21st Oct where you can learn about this fabulous style!
Tickets include entry to the Isokon Gallery & a glass of wine
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absolutely can't wait to go and see this exhibition at the Fashion and Textile Museum!
www.theguardian.com/fashion/cost...
Very exciting news! My "Everything you wanted to know about Art Deco" podcast is now available on Spotify! Thanks to @historyextra.bsky.social and their lovely host Elinor for letting me talk about my obsession!
Here's the link! open.spotify.com/episode/5RF0...
I think it would make for a really lovely You're Dead to Me podcast too 😁 Would love to introduce more people to the wonderful world of Art Deco!
Have only just seen this Greg - deeply flattered that one of the best public historians out there noticed my article and took the time to mention it! It's also lovely that it brought up personal memories ❤️
Tomorrow you can hear me talking at the
@LTMuseum
Depot Open Day about everything Art Deco on the Underground. And more excitingly, you can snoop around their amazing collections.
More info and tickets here!
www.ltmuseum.co.uk/whats-on/dep...
📸To celebrate the launch of our new exhibition and Civic Day, we are pleased to host two free drop in events flicking through our extensive slide collection of Leeds 1988-1995.
📆Wednesday 4 June 11:00-15:00
📆 Saturday 14 June: 11:00-15:00
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A contributor has had to withdraw from something I'm editing, late in the day. I'm looking for a sprightly 10,000 book historical words on the broad theme of 'consumers/consumption' and the period 1450-1650 (not necessarily all of it).
The next Art Deco Society UK online talk is on early home movies. Our expert is BFI curator Rosie Taylor and will include films from the period! Do join us!
www.ticketsource.co.uk/art-deco-soc...
My photo shows a fragment of an ancient Egyptian head of a woman sculpted from yellow jasper which has been highly polished to give a shine. The head fragment retains the chin and mouth area which has full lips. Height 13 cm. On display at the Met Museum in New York
‘Fragment of a Queen’s Face’
Timeless beauty from Ancient Egypt, c. 1390–1336 BC.
Yellow jasper exquisitely sculpted and polished to achieve a mirror-like surface. The identity of this royal woman is uncertain. The Met, photo by me.
#Archaeology
as in, the building is a cube. I was definitely not clear then! 😂
Amazing - an actual oxo cube. I only hope it didn't crumble!
If you fancy boosting your historical festive knowledge, then my talk about Christmas in the 1920s and 1930s is now online and free to watch!
I loved researching and talking on this subject. ❤️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ceik...
