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Barbara Blackman

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Barbara Blackman
Barbara Blackman
Barbara Blackman
Barbara Blackman

Life class

Magazine article by Leonie Hellmers, 2004

Barbara Blackman reflects on her experiences as a life model.
Barbara Blackman
Barbara Blackman
Barbara Blackman
Barbara Blackman

Restoring histories

Magazine article by Gillian Raymond, 2004

Photographic conservation practices and the restoration of the Barbara Blackman photographic portrait.
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Self portrait
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The work of art

In Galleries Eight and Nine

Previous exhibition, 2022

It takes a village to raise a creative! Get an insight into the often-unseen work and supporters needed for the arts to thrive. The work of art documents the creative process, evoke states of creativity and inspiration, and shows us clues about the subject’s own work from the way artists portray them.
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