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Obituary of Anthony Ellis

Anthony (Tony) Ellis (–1964) was an art historian who, as Deputy Director, brought the Bowes Museum to national attention. In 1950 he joined the Victoria & Albert Museum and spent three years working in the Department of Prints and Drawings.

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Obituary of Charles Montague Weekley, FSA

Charles Montague Weekley (1900–82) joined the Victoria & Albert Museum in 1924 in the Department of Circulation. In 1946 he was appointed Officer-in-Charge of the Bethnal Green Museum (now the Museum of Childhood), in which capacity he made many changes, including improving the Children's Section.

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Beatrix Potter: The Tale of Peter Rabbit

The 'real' Peter Rabbit was a Belgian buck rabbit called Peter Piper. He inspired 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit', which has become one of the most popular children's books of all time, selling in excess of 40 million copies worldwide.

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Children's books

This is the subject hub for Children's books

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Audio: Young Slave wax model

Michelangelo destroyed many of his preparatory works, but but the growing interest in the creative process and his extraordinary celebrity led several of his contemporaries to collect his drawings and models. Learn about how artists work with wax models and their role in the sculpture process.