Imperial War Museums News: John Singer Sargent

First images of John Singer Sargent’s newly conserved Gassed Imperial War Museums are pleased to be able to share images of John Singer Sargent’s newly conserved First World War painting, Gassed for the first time with yellowed varnish layers removed. Commissioned by the government’s British War Memorials Committee (BWMC), the monumental painting depicts the aftermath…

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IMAGO Photograph of the Year Award

Public Voting for the IMAGO Photograph of the Year Award Now Open IMAGO has once again teamed up with the UK Picture Editors Guild to present the IMAGO Photograph of the Year award as part of the UK Picture Editors Guild Awards. A judging panel has shortlisted 20 images from which the public can choose…

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IMAGO ZINE GOALGETTER Out Now

IMAGO News: For the upcoming Women’s World Cup, IMAGO have created a great zine with articles, background information and pictures. In this latest Zine, GOALGETTER: The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023, IMAGO delves further into the world of women’s football in preparation for the most important tournament in women’s sports history – exploring the international…

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New Exhibition and Publication by Lee Miller Archives

‘Lee Miller and Roland Penrose: Love Letters Bound in Gold Handcuffs’ is a new exhibition and publication at Farleys House and Gallery in East Sussex. Including photographs that have never been displayed before, the exhibition charts the meeting of photographer Lee Miller and Surrealist artist Roland Penrose. The exhibition is accompanied by the latest, and…

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March News from Nature Picture Library

They say March “comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb” so for this month we have taking inspiration from the old proverb by sharing this dramatic scene of a lioness chasing pelicans, captured by National Geographic photographer Charlie Hamilton-James. Charlie Hamilton James is an award-winning English photographer, photojournalist, cameraman and presenter…

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Mary Evans Picture Library

Mary Evans Picture Library, Collections Crossover: Christmas movies Deck the halls with boughs of holly, fa la la la la, la la la la. ‘Tis the season to be jolly well sitting on a comfy sofa binge-watching Christmas movies with a large tin of Quality Street. To that end, in this week’s Collections Crossover, we…

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Winter Magic from 4Corners

4Corners have put together a special winter gallery with images from Bavaria, the Dolomites, Iceland and many more destinations. Enjoy these beautiful scenes of tranquil winter landscapes, invigorating scenery and exciting snowy mountains. For picture research and to license images contact 4corners here. To see the range of beautiful travel themed gifts and notebooks check…

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DACS Artimage Welcome New Artists

DACS Artimage are excited to welcome a number of new artists to Artimage: Himali Singh Soin and her collaboration Hylozoic Desires with David Soin Tappeser, working across text, performance and moving image and  drawing inspiration, ranging from environmental history to contemporary fiction. George Young with his figurative work of real-life experiences, and practice spaning painting,…

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IWM Licensing Highlights 2022

Archival material from Imperial War Museum collections has been in high demand this year. Footage and images licensed from IWM have been used in multiple notable projects, including Netflix’s highly acclaimed drama series The Crown, Channel 4s, My Grandparents’ War and BBC iPlayer’s, Our Falklands War: A Frontline Story. You can view highlights from all…

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Mary Evans Picture Library

Collection of the Week: *NEW* CTK Photobank CTK Photobank is the image archive of Czech News Agency (CTK) a traditional producer and provider of images from the Czech Republic, with its roots stretching all the way back to 1918. The archival collection holds historical images recording Czech, Slovak and wider world events, from the early…

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