The UK Disability Arts Movement is a unique movement which began in Britain in the 1970s. It was made up of a group of angry disabled people and their allies who broke barriers, helped change the law, and made great…
Dwarfs in the Arts: Diego Velázquez
Dwarfs in the Arts: Diego Velázquez http://www.pbs.org/pov/nobiggerthanaminute/diego-velazquez/ Long before any writing appeared about dwarfs, they could be found in artwork created in every culture and in every time period. Images of dwarfs were plentiful in the ancient world, in the…
Disabled artists life and works for KS2 and KS 3 students
Art KS2/KS3 2 sessions examining different disabled artists life and works. download
Frida Kahlo, 1907–1954
Frida Kahlo. download
Breughel, 1521–1569
Breughel painter of the people 1521-1569. Activities KS3-KS5 download
Michelangelo, 1475–1564
Michelangelo is widely regarded as the most famous artist of the Italian Renaissance. Among his works are the “David” and “Pieta” statues and the Sistine Chapel frescoes. It is now thought that he had many features of high functioning autism…
Richard III Distortion for propaganda, 1452 – 1485
Richard III, portrait with overpaint, c. 1504–20 View ‘Richard III, portrait with overpaint, c. 1504–20’ on the British Library website http://www.bl.uk/collection-items/richard-iii-portrait-with-overpaint-c-1504-20 This painting in the Royal Collection was first recorded in an inventory of Henry VIII’s collection and would have…