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The Story of Drawing: An Alternative History of Art

by Susan Owens

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Start the Week, BBC Radio 4 · December 2, 2024

The story of British art - from cave paintings to landscapes

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An argument for drawing as a simpler, more democratic form of art-making and a fundamental part of the creative process, revealing what can be learnt by examining sketches by artists including Gainsborough, William Blake and Tacita Dean.

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