Wellcome Collection is a free library-and-museum open to the public in London, created and endowed by the pharmaceutical manufacturer Henry S. Wellcome (1853-1936). Its online catalogue currently contains about 650,000 items, including books, drawings, films, manuscripts, paintings, prints, photographs and other media, formed around the theme of health and human experience. Its holdings are drawn from every continent, and range in time from ancient Egyptian papyri to contemporary zines. Since 1990 it has been digitising its holdings to make them more widely accessible.
Art Unlocked is an online talk series by Art UK in collaboration with Bloomberg Philanthropies. This Curation is based on a talk by William Schupbach, Research Development Specialist (Visual Culture) and Sophie Schneider, Graduate Trainee, Exhibitions at the Wellcome Collection, on 5th April 2023. You can watch a recording of the talk on Art UK's YouTube channel.
Fort Simpson, British Columbia
Frederick Alexcee (c.1853–1944)
Oil on canvas
H 43.7 x W 147.7 cm
Wellcome Collection
Euston Road, London, from Outside Bentley House, with Decorations for Coronation Day 1953
Paul Ayshford Methuen (1886–1974)
Oil on wood
H 59.2 x W 76 cm
Wellcome Collection
Sarah Biffin (1784–1850)
Watercolour on unseen material (ivory or board)
H 9 x W 7.5 cm
Wellcome Collection
A Kraamkamer (Birth Room) 17th C
unknown artist
Watercolour on paper (?)
H 11.8 x W 15.4 cm
Wellcome Collection
