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In 1871 the Great Western Railway Hospital in Swindon welcomed their first patient. 150 years later in 2020 and 2021, STEAM Museum welcomed doctors, nurses, other healthcare workers and volunteers vaccinating patients against COVID19.


To help them relax during their breaks, the Swindon Art on Tour Team have curated a display of artworks selected from the collections at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery.The artworks explore health and wellbeing through themes including creativity, nature and exercise.


Thanks to Art UK’s Curation tool, we are also able to make a digital version of the exhibition available. For more digital outreach from Swindon Museum and Art Gallery, please visit www.swindonmuseumandartgallery.org.uk/artontour.

16 artworks
Apples II
© estate of Sir Lawrence Gowing. Image credit: Museum & Art Swindon

Apples II 1940

Lawrence Gowing (1918–1991)

Oil on board

H 18 x W 28 cm

Museum & Art Swindon

The Spanish Chair
© the estate of Mary Fedden / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Museum & Art Swindon

The Spanish Chair 1998

Mary Fedden (1915–2012)

Oil on canvas

H 60 x W 49 cm

Museum & Art Swindon

Cricklade Landscape, Wiltshire
Image credit: Museum & Art Swindon

Cricklade Landscape, Wiltshire

Edward James Buttar (1873–1943)

Oil on canvas

H 62 x W 75 cm

Museum & Art Swindon

Welsh Hills
Image credit: Museum & Art Swindon

Welsh Hills

Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (1889–1946)

Oil on canvas

H 49.3 x W 59.5 cm

Museum & Art Swindon

Tennis
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Museum & Art Swindon

Tennis 1928

Vicente do Rego Monteiro (1899–1970)

Oil on canvas

H 99 x W 80 cm

Museum & Art Swindon

Garden at Burderop Park, Swindon, Wiltshire
Image credit: Museum & Art Swindon

Garden at Burderop Park, Swindon, Wiltshire

Kate Allen Tryon (1865–1952)

Oil on canvas

H 33.5 x W 38.5 cm

Museum & Art Swindon

The Thames
© the estate of Mary Fedden / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Museum & Art Swindon

The Thames 1962

Mary Fedden (1915–2012)

Oil on canvas

H 49.3 x W 59.5 cm

Museum & Art Swindon

Ginette Neveu (1919–1949)
© ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2024. Image credit: Museum & Art Swindon

Ginette Neveu (1919–1949) 1945

Raymond Mason (1922–2010)

Oil on canvas

H 39 x W 31.5 cm

Museum & Art Swindon

Gramophone
© Howard Hodgkin. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Museum & Art Swindon

Gramophone 1964–1966

Howard Hodgkin (1932–2017)

Oil on canvas

H 71.5 x W 91.5 cm

Museum & Art Swindon

Sounds and Silences
© the artist's estate/courtesy Flowers Gallery, London. Image credit: Museum & Art Swindon

Sounds and Silences

Jack Smith (1928–2011)

Oil on canvas

H 104.8 x W 104.8 cm

Museum & Art Swindon

Spring in Eden
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Museum & Art Swindon

Spring in Eden 1925

Ivon Hitchens (1893–1979)

Oil on canvas

H 49 x W 59.5 cm

Museum & Art Swindon

Studio
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Museum & Art Swindon

Studio 1967

Helen Lessore (1907–1994)

Oil on canvas

H 74.7 x W 62 cm

Museum & Art Swindon

The Polluted Lake
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Museum & Art Swindon

The Polluted Lake 1969

George Reason (1901–1984)

Oil on board

H 51.8 x W 67.5 cm

Museum & Art Swindon

A View of Coate Water, Swindon, Wiltshire
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Museum & Art Swindon

A View of Coate Water, Swindon, Wiltshire

F. W. Salvage (active 1974)

Oil on canvas

H 28.5 x W 40.5 cm

Museum & Art Swindon

The Chinese Bowl
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Museum & Art Swindon

The Chinese Bowl 1936

Ivon Hitchens (1893–1979)

Oil on canvas

H 59.5 x W 77 cm

Museum & Art Swindon

Nude with Poppies
© estate of Vanessa Bell. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Museum & Art Swindon

Nude with Poppies 1916

Vanessa Bell (1879–1961)

Oil on canvas

H 23.4 x W 42.4 cm

Museum & Art Swindon