LockdownLondonTier4 – Ann M. Hale

My Lockdown Life: Day 268

Léon François Comerre’s “l’Odalisque au tambourin” on the upper deck of the 188 on Bush Road, Surrey Quays, London

COLLAGE SOURCE(S) Léon François Comerre’s “l’Odalisque au tambourin” (n.d.) PHOTO LOCATION Upper deck of the 188, Bush Road, Surrey Quays, London

My Lockdown Life: Day 267

Figures from Jean Béraud’s “Paris Kiosk” (c.1880–84) outside of the Brunswick Shopping Centre, Bloomsbury, London

COLLAGE SOURCE(S) Jean Béraud’s “Paris Kiosk” (1880–84) PHOTO LOCATION Brunswick Shopping Centre, Bloomsbury, London

COLLAGE SOURCE(S) Arthur Hacker’s “Cockle Gatherers” (n.d.) from Worcester City Museum via ArtUK PHOTO LOCATION Russell Square Underground Station, Bloomsbury, London THOUGHTS 2021 = dragon, of course2020 = bin bag on the side of the streetHopefully we can all approach the challenges of the coming new year with the same poise and disdain as PrincessContinue reading “My Lockdown Life: Day 266”

My Lockdown Life: Day 265

Figures from Edward Burne-Jones’s “Princess Sabra Led to the Dragon” (1866) near Cartwright Gardens, Bloomsbury, London

COLLAGE SOURCE(S) Edward Burne-Jones’s “Princess Sabra Led to the Dragon” (1866) PHOTO LOCATION Cartwright Gardens, Bloomsbury, London THOUGHTS 2021 = dragon, of course2020 = bin bag on the side of the streetHopefully we can all approach the challenges of the coming new year with the same poise and disdain as Princess Sabra. Happy New Year!

My Lockdown Life: Day 264

Henry Meynell Rheam’s “Girl in Blue” (1891) leans against the IALS entrance stairs

COLLAGE SOURCE(S) Henry Meynell Rheam’s “Girl in Blue” (1891) from the Penlee House Gallery & Museum PHOTO LOCATION IALS off of Russell Square, London

My Lockdown Life: Day 263

Bessie MacNicol’s “A Girl of the Sixties” (1899) walks past a bus stop outside of Burger King on Kingsway near Holborn Station

COLLAGE SOURCE(S) Elizabeth “Bessie” MacNicol’s “A Girl of the Sixties” (1899) PHOTO LOCATION Burger King on Kingsway near Holborn Station, London

My Lockdown Life: Day 262

Figures from Emily Mary Osborn’s “Nameless and Friendless” (1857) crossing Waterloo Bridge at sunset

COLLAGE SOURCE(S) Emily Mary Osborn’s “Nameless and Friendless” (1857) PHOTO LOCATION Waterloo Bridge, London

My Lockdown Life: Day 261

Photograph of public art near Old Kent Road in London with Burne-Jones’s “Pygmalion and the Image 2: The Hand Refrains” (1878)

COLLAGE SOURCE(S) Edward Burne-Jones’s “Pygmalion and the Image 2: The Hand Refrains” (1878) PHOTO LOCATION New Kent Road near Elephant & Castle, London

My Lockdown Life: Day 260

Evelyn De Morgan’s “Helen of Troy” (1898) waits for a bus on the New Kent Road near Elephant and Castle

COLLAGE SOURCE(S) Evelyn De Morgan’s “Helen of Troy” (1898) PHOTO LOCATION New Kent Road near Elephant & Castle, London

My Lockdown Life: Day 259

Photograph taken on the top deck of the 188 bus near Russell Square with figure from Frederick Leighton’s “Solitude” (c.1890)

COLLAGE SOURCE(S) Frederic Leighton’s “Solitude” (c.1890) PHOTO LOCATION Top deck of the 188 bus near Russell Square, London Thoughts I tell everyone I can about the joys of riding the 188 “slow boat of history” through the best bits of London. I really miss my work commute on the 188 to and from Russell Square.Continue reading “My Lockdown Life: Day 259”