Stories
- Article
The intermediate life of spirits
Courttia Newland explores the events and his feelings surrounding the death of his mother-in-law, Tara Chauhan.
- Book extract
Ayurveda: Knowledge for long life
The story of medicine in India is rich and complex. Aarathi Prasad investigates how it came to be this way.
- Article
Abandoning daydreams of a life without diabetes
After years of longing for a cure for her type 1 diabetes, Daisy Watson Shaw, partly due to medical advances in managing the condition, has reached a state of acceptance. Her wishes now are for greater understanding.
- Article
Hands-on healthcare
A young hospital volunteer feared her contribution was a long way from the serious business of real healthcare. But time spent painting patients’ nails proved to be a valuable contribution to life on the ward.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Still Life: 1
Amiss, Audrey, 1933-2013.Date: 1940s-1960sReference: PP/AMI/C/2/7Part of: Audrey Amiss Archive- Pictures
Adamson handling and display collection: reproductions of paintings and drawings by people with mental illness ca. 1946-1990. Colour photographs, 2017.
Date: [2017]Reference: 3025646i- Archives and manuscripts
Audrey Amiss sketchbook: London street scenes, people, still life, and dogs (1954)
Date: 1954Reference: PP/AMI/B/12Part of: Audrey Amiss Archive- Archives and manuscripts
Audrey Amiss sketchbook: flowers, trees, landscapes, still life, people, and interior scenes (1950s)
Date: 1950sReference: PP/AMI/B/11Part of: Audrey Amiss Archive- Pictures
Pink and white roses. Oil painting by Summonte, 18--.
Summonte.Date: [between 1800 and 1899]Reference: 47301iPart of: Still lifes of roses and fruit, with clandestine erotic scenes in lower layers. Oil paintings by Summonte, 18--.