The Courtauld Digital Media Blog

This is the audio version of the blog post 'A Maritime Life Story: The ‘Venus’ Who Rose From The Waves'. It was written by Christopher Williams. It was first published on 25 May 2023. This audio version was recorded by Christopher Williams, who is a Digitisation volunteer.

This is the audio version of the blog post 'Charles Wheeler, Modern Sculptor – The Garden Court Keystones at the Bank of England'. It was written by Jake Bransgrove. It was first published on 5 November 2021. This audio version was recorded by Celia Cockburn, who is a Digitisation volunteer. Jake looks at how architecture and sculpture cross over and the pressures faced during the creation of the...

This is the audio version of the blog post 'Why Materiality Matters'. It was written by Aayushi Gupta, who did a student placement with the Courtauld Connects Conway Library digitisation project. It was first published on 24 August 2021. This audio version was recorded by Christopher Williams, who is a Digitisation volunteer. Aayushi reflects on Tom Bilson's digitisation manifesto and the implicat...

This is the audio version of the blog post 'Ghosts on the South Bank: a walking tour of the Festival of Britain'. It was written by Kitty Gurnos-Davies, who did a student placement with the Courtauld Connects Conway Library digitisation project. It was first published on 15 October 2021. This audio version was recorded by Celia Cockburn, who is a Digitisation volunteer. Kitty revisits the South Ba...

This is the audio version of the blog post 'Photographic Memories of Ravello, Italy'. It was written by Muny Morgan, who is a volunteer with the Courtauld Connects digitisation project. It was first published on 27 September 2019. This audio version is read by Will Rodgers, who is also a digitisation volunteer. You can find the written version with the photographs of Ravello on our blog: https://s...

This is the audio version of the blog post 'World Architecture Unlocked – our global transcription volunteering on Zooniverse'. It was written and recorded by Faye Fornasier, who is the The Courtauld’s Digitisation, Database, and Cataloguing Manager. It was first published on 26 October 2020 and The Courtauld launched its first global crowdsourced transcription project the next day.  You can...

This is the audio version of the blog post 'Introducing our New Digitisation Project'. It was written and recorded by Faye Fornasier, who is the The Courtauld’s Digitisation, Database, and Cataloguing Manager. It was first published on 9 March 2017.  This is the very first post with which we opened the blog, and marks the beginning of the pilot phase. Much has changed since then, but Faye des...

This is the audio version of the blog post 'Yoga Vinyasa Inspired by Paul Laib's Photographs of Barbara Hepworth's Work'. It was written and recorded by Mary Whittingdale, who did a student placement with the Courtauld Connects Conway Library digitisation project. It was first published on 8 October 2021. Mary was inspired by Paul Laib's photographs of Barbara Hepworth's sculptures to create a yog...

This is the audio version of the blog post 'On The Shelley Memorial by Edward Onslow Ford'. It was written by Alexander Bird, who did a student placement with the Courtauld Connects Conway Library digitisation project. It was first published on 10 April 2020. This audio version is read by Christopher Williams, who is a digitisation volunteer. In this post, Alexander considers how Edward Onslow For...

This is the audio version of the blog post 'The Hop Exchange'. It was written by Lorraine Stoker, who volunteers with the Courtauld Connects Conway Library digitisation project. It was first published on 22 June 2021. This audio version is read by Celia Cockburn, who is a digitisation volunteer. In this post, Lorraine uses a photograph of the decorated portico of the Hop Exchange in Southwark, Lon...

This is the audio version of the blog post 'A Sequel To The “Unfinished Symphony” Of Charles Sargeant Jagger'. It was written by Cornelia Chen aka Chen Chen, who did a remote student placement with the Courtauld Connects Conway Library digitisation project. It was first published on 14 May 2021. This audio version is read by Christopher Williams, who is a digitisation volunteer. In this post, Corn...

This is the audio version of the blog post 'Getting to know our volunteers'. It was written by Sarah Way, who was the Volunteer Coordinator with the Courtauld Connects Conway Library digitisation project from 2017-2019. It was first published on 22 March 2017. This audio version is read by Celia Cockburn, who is a digitisation volunteer. In this post, Sarah reflects on six weeks of recruiting new...

1-7 June is Volunteers’ Week in the UK. In 2020, this fell during lockdown, and we wanted to take the opportunity to celebrate our fantastic Digitisation Volunteers. We interviewed several of our volunteers and shared their responses in a series of blog posts. This interview is with Gill, Lorraine, and Bill. For this audio version, Gill and Bill read their own answers, while Lorraine's answers are...

1-7 June is Volunteers’ Week in the UK. In 2020, this fell during lockdown, and we wanted to take the opportunity to celebrate our fantastic Digitisation Volunteers. We interviewed several of our volunteers and shared their responses in a series of blog posts. This interview is with Francesca and Anne. For this audio version, Francesca'a answers are read by Claudia, and Anne's answers are voiced b...

This is the audio version of the blog post 'Building Independence: the Kenyan Parliament'. It was written by Ben Britton, who is a volunteer with the Courtauld Connects Conway Library digitisation project. It was first published on 23 April 2021. This audio version is also read by Ben. In this post, Ben examines two photographs by Anthony Kersting. These photographs show the National Assembly buil...

1-7 June is Volunteers’ Week in the UK. In 2020, this fell during lockdown, and we wanted to take the opportunity to celebrate our fantastic Digitisation Volunteers. We interviewed several of our volunteers and shared their responses in a series of blog posts. This interview is with Celia and Erva. For this audio version, Celia was able to read her responses, and Erva's answers are voiced by Elena...

This is the audio version of the blog post 'A Photographic Detective Story: The Curious Case Of The Sultan In The Cellar'. It was written by Julian Wood, who is a volunteer with the Courtauld Connects Conway Library digitisation project. It was first published on 5 February 2021. This audio version is read by Meredith Loper, who is also a digitisation volunteer. In this post, Julian is intrigued b...

This is the audio version of the blog post 'Layers of London records by Michael Mayes'. Michael is a volunteer with the Courtauld Connects Conway Library digitisation project, and this post includes an introduction written by Fran Allfrey, the Courtauld Connects volunteer officer. It was first published on 26 June 2020. This audio version is read by Claudia Neagu, who is also a digitisation volunt...

This is the audio version of the blog post 'London Life: Beatniks And Barefoot Girls In Trafalgar Square'. The post was written by Lorraine Stoker, who is a volunteer with the Courtauld Connects Conway Library digitisation project. It was first published on 11 December 2020. This audio version is read by Celia Cockburn, who is also a digitisation volunteer. One of thousands of photographs by Antho...

This is the audio version of the blog post '9,763 Red Boxes'. The post was written by Surya Bowyer, who is a volunteer with the Courtauld Connects Conway Library digitisation project. It was first published on 29 January 2021. The post features illustrations by Simba Baylon who can be found on Instagram @simbalenciaga. This audio version is read by Christopher Williams, who is also a digitisation...

This is the audio version of the blog post 'Stepping Back In Mind, South East Asia'. The post was written by Muny Morgan, who is a volunteer with the Courtauld Connects Conway Library digitisation project. It was first published on 4 December 2020. This audio version is read by Tianyu, who is also a digitisation volunteer. In this blog, Muny comes across a photograph taken by Anthony Kersting of W...

This is the audio version of the blog post 'Soutine’s Portraits Exhibition At The Courtauld Gallery'. The post was written by Stewart Cliff, who volunteered with the Courtauld Connects Conway Library digitisation project. It was first published on 1 November 2017. This audio version is read by Elena Vardon, who is a digitisation volunteer. In this blog, Stewart discusses the portraits made by Sout...

This is the audio version of the blog post '18th Century China Under The Pen Of William Alexander: An Amazing Journey Following The British Embassy'. The post was written by Ruixian Zhang, who did a student placement with the Courtauld Connects Conway Library digitisation project. It was first published on 3 September 2019. This audio version is read by Gill Stoker, who is a digitisation volunteer...

This is the audio version of the blog post 'On Visiting the British Library's Imaging Studios'. The post was written by Carol Budd, a volunteer with the Courtauld Connects Conway Library digitisation project. It was first published on 9 June 2017. This audio version is read by Bill Bryant, who is also a digitisation volunteer. In this blog, Carol recounts a visit to the British Library's imaging s...

This is the audio version of the blog post 'London's Hanging Gardens of Babylon: the Alexandra Road Estate Then and Now'. The post was written by Florence Heyworth, who did a student placement with the Courtauld Connects Conway Library digitisation project. It was first published on 2 October 2020. This audio version is read by Ellie, a digitisation volunteer. In this blog, Florence looks at the h...