Curated Video
What did Charlotte Bronte Look Like? The Famous Author of Jane Eyre as a Modern Day Woman
I'm an artist that uses photoshop to bring old images and statues into the modern day. I use photo-compositing and digital drawing techniques to achieve a more photo-realistic appearance, and I try to make history more relatable!
Curated Video
The Surprisingly Long History of the Selfie
Selfies originated in self-portraits made by artists using mirrors and have evolved into the widespread phenomenon seen today on social media platforms. This video highlights advancements in camera technology, from daguerreotype cameras...
Curated Video
Anne Boleyn's Re-constructed Face Revealed, with History
What did Anne Boleyn really look like? After Anne Boleyn’s death, her image was essentially erased from England. The palace walls which once held the initials, H and A, are struck. Her portraits are painted over or destroyed. What we...
Curated Video
Victoria & Albert Brought to Life: History & Facial Re-Creations Revealed
Queen Victoria and her consort Albert have one of the most fascinating stories in English history. Victoria came to the throne at only 18, after a sheltered childhood. The handsome Albert of Saxe Coburg was an instant attraction for...
Curated Video
Famous Musicians Recreated as Modern-day Men: Beethoven, Chevalier de Saint Georges & Mozart.
I'm an artist that uses photoshop to bring old images and statues into the modern day. I use photo-compositing and digital drawing techniques to achieve a more photo-realistic appearance.
Curated Video
Catherine of Aragon: What is her true face? Facial recreations & history.
Catherine of Aragon is somewhat of a forgotten figure in the Tudor-sphere. She is often passed over in the drama shows, and thought of as plain or even boring. But she was an incredibly interesting figure in European history. We also...
Curated Video
Leonardo Da Vinci Brought to Life: His Story, Legacy & My Reconstructed Images
I'm an artist that brings history back to life by creating famous figures from the past in the modern day, as well as creating facial reconstructions and recreations. Leonardo Da Vinci is one of the most famous inventors, painters,...
Makematic
Hand drawn selfies
Self-portraits are images that look outward and inward, revealing what we truly feel inside and displaying our personalities and interests. In this activity, children aged 8-11 will create a hand-drawn selfie to explore self-identity and...
Amor Sciendi
Kehinde Wiley and the Obama Portrait Explained
A history and analysis of Kehinde Wiley's presidential portrait of Barak Obama
Curated Video
Frida Kahlo's 'The Two Fridas’: Great Art Explained
Frida Kahlo is the most famous female artist in history. She deviated from the traditional portrayal of female beauty in art, and instead chose to paint raw and honest experiences. A near fatal bus accident at 18 left Frida crippled and...
The Art Assignment
The Art History of the Selfie | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
Artists have been taking selfies since the dawn of photography. Cameras allowed people to capture their own image in a way that had never been possible in all of human history, and today most of us carry these magical devices in our...
Makematic
Meet me
Creating portraits helps children notice the similarities and differences between images of people. Portraits can be realistic or fantastical. But they all reveal something about the person. In this activity, children aged 8-11 will...
The Art Assignment
What this painting tells us about Frida Kahlo
The artist Frida Kahlo is a larger-than-life icon, known for the masterful self-portraits she made during her turbulent life (1907 - 1954). We take a close look at her painting The Two Fridas (Las Dos Fridas), and consider what it tells...
The Art Assignment
The Case For Andy Warhol | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
You’ve heard his name. You’ve seen the Campbell’s Soup cans. You might know something about The Factory. But perhaps you’ve wondered why Andy Warhol gets so much attention or why his work even matters. What’s the deal with Warhol, and is...
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Abstract Portraits inspired by Picasso and Silberzweig- Part 1- MENA
This video quickly reviews portraits by Pablo and Sandra Silberzweig, and then inspires students to create an abstract portrait that will be painted using various watercolor techniques. Check out my Watercolor Technique video for 8...
Wonderscape
Art History Kids: Da Vinci and Rembrandt
Learn all about Leonardo Da Vinci and Rembrandt Van Rijn. Explore the major life events and significant works of Da Vinci and Rembrandt. In a time before photographs, both men were known for and called upon to create individual and...
Press Association
Bowie’s Aladdin Sane artwork ‘as powerful today as it was then’
The curator of a new exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of David Bowie’s album Aladdin Sane has said the record’s artwork is “as powerful today as it was then”.
The Aladdin Sane: 50 Years exhibition has been curated by Chris...
British Movietone
THE ROW ABOUT A REMBRANDT
Pictures show the auction of Rembrandt's portrait of his son Titus, at Christies in London. The portrait went to American Norton Simon at a European record price. He is going to give the portrait to Los Angeles. Disclaimer: British...
British Movietone
THE STATE VISITS STARTS
The Queen and Prince Philip left London Airport at the start of their 10 day State visit to West Germany. Over in Germany troops of the West German army have been busy rehearsing for the big tattoo. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
British Movietone
THE GRENADIERS 1656-1956
Among the exhibits at St. James's Palace celebrating 300 years of the Grenadier Guards, was a display of regimental uniforms dating from its formation. King Charles the Second founded the Regiment in 1656 while he was exiled at Bruges in...
British Movietone
INDIA - A REPUBLIC
The day India became a Republic within the Commonwealth was certainly historic. Beneath portraits of Gandhi and Nehru, the High Commissioner (Mr Krishna Menon) read the proclamation at India House. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
British Movietone
HYDERABAD GOVERNMENT GIVES IN
The Government of Mir Laik Ali handed over to the Nizam who ordered a cease-fire and put a ban on the Razakars. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of...
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THE FACE OF CHRIST?
A tiny monastery in Genoa, Italy, monks of the Barnabite order, guard one of the greatest mysteries of the Christian Church. The monks say that it was divinely portrayed on canvas by Christ himself when the artist was dazzled by the...
British Movietone
PRINCESS MARGARET'S WORDS TO SCHOOL CHILDREN
Princess Margaret visiting the Thomas Coram Foundling School at Berkhamstead, made a thorough inspection and talked with many of the pupils. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within...