Scope and Contents In this volume Bowen recounts his work as Exhibitions Officer at the Imperial Institute from 1953 to 1962. It discusses the history and management of the institute, working conditions, and the planning and organisation of exhibitions. Bowen also discusses the production of maps to accompany Kenneth Bradley, ed. ‘The Living Commonwealth’ (London, 1961). There are also further notes on Austin Spare who died in 1956. Bowen describes the renaming of the institute as the Commonwealth Institute in...

Scope and Contents In this volume Bowen describes an educational visit to West Africa in 1968 organised by the Institute, a lecture tour in Canada undertaken in 1969 after an invitation to address the Canadian Society for Education through Art, and visits to Denmark to lecture in 1972 and 1978. A major section discusses Bowen’s work as Curator. He reflects upon the selection and organisation of two hundred exhibitions with varying media in the Art Gallery between 1962 and 1979, featuring the work of Scottish,...

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202 x 149 mm. Showing Tuanku Abdul Rahman announcing the Malayan Independence Agreement to fellow delegates in the conference room at Marlborough House. To Abdul Rahmans right are (Lord) Duncan-Sandys and Harold Macmillan.

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A reproduction from the Shakespeare Gallery series, published by John and Josiah Boydell, London, 1803, engraved by Thomas Ryder after Henry Fuseli's painting.

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A reproduction from the Shakespeare Gallery series, published by John and Josiah Boydell, London, 1803, engraved by Thomas Ryder after Henry Fuseli's painting.

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152 x 203 mm.

Scope and Contents 156 x 201 mm. Mr Harold Watkinson, Britain’s Minister of Defence (standing), making the opening speech at the first session of the 1961 Conference of the Commonwealth Advisory Committee on Defence Science, held at Lancaster House. To the left of Mr. Watkinson is Lord Mountbatten, Chief of Britain’s Defence Staff. To the right of Mr. Watkinson are Sir Solly Zuckerman, leader of the United Kingdom Delegation and Chief Scientific Adviser to the Ministry of Defence; and Admiral Sir Laurence...

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152 x 187 mm. (2 copies).

Scope and Contents The mural was the work of Mick Pilcher (born 1929) whose work included murals in the University of Ibadan, the Parliament Buildings in Lusaka, and the Anglo-American Corporation Building in Lusaka. The RCS mural showed the flags of the Commonwealth, each within the geographical outline of their country: all were of equal size to indicate equality of status. Space was left for additions, but these were never made, and as the mural became soiled and unsightly it was eventually removed. 155 x...

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252 x 202 mm.

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250 x 195 mm.

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238 x 193 mm. (2 copies).

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Sheet of 35 mm. contact prints, ten of which show customers after the 1980 flood caused by a burst water main. Reproduced in ‘RCS Newsletter’, June 1980, p. 1.

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Enlargement of print No. 18 of RCS/IIe/94. 244 x 190 mm.

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Enlargement of print No. 14 of RCS/IIe/94. 242 x 189 mm.

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238 x 193 mm. (2 copies).

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150 x 202 mm. The Hon Victor I. Masi, the Minister of Finance for Nigeria, addresses the Commonwealth Finance Ministers’ Meeting during the opening session at Marlborough House, London. On the right is Sir Geoffrey Howe, Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, who, as representative of the host nation, was elected chairman for the annual meeting.

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Contains loose prints, some mounted, of events outside Malay but relating to it - visits of Malayan notables to the U.K., trade exhibitions, gatherings of the British Association of Malaysia and other events.

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A diary describing Williams' journey to Africa and back, 138 pages. There are several references to other family travels.

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210 x 130 mm. Engraving by J. Shury from original by J.P. Neale, 1816.

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190 x 106 mm. Northumberland House was pulled down in 1874 to make way for Northumberland Avenue. Photograph of a print of a painting by Canaletto.

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250 x 205 mm. (two copies). All 39 participants are named on the reverse.

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Collection of black and white press agency and official photographs (including 5 duplicates) relating to developments during 1965-80, from the time of Rhodesia's unilateral declaration of Independence (UDI) until the emergence of the republic of Zimbabwe. Many were collected to illustrate articles in 'Commonwealth in Focus', and some were reproduced in the 'Commonwealth in Focus' exhibition 1982. The captions have been used as titles and have been recorded as found.

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Sir Archibald Weigall, chairman, 1932-38, speaking. 240 x 190 mm. (2 copies).