On the Fringes of the Small Press Scene: Solving the Hors Commerce Press Mystery
Reader services assistant and independent researcher Bruce Wilkinson talks about solving the mystery of the Hors Commerce Press.
Tag: Counterculture
The Dave Cunliffe Trial and the AS Byatt Conundrum
One of the joys of the John Rylands Library is working alongside clever colleagues happy to share their knowledge inContinue Reading
Zines & the Art of DIY Publishing
Dr Janette Martin, Student Engagement Manager, and Bruce Wilkinson, Reader Engagement Assistant and PhD Candidate, jointly developed and delivered aContinue Reading
Event Report – The Artist of the Future Age: William Blake, Neo-Romanticism, Counter-Culture and Now
This blogpost, by student interns Ami Savage and Marnie Parker, was first published on the Art History UoM Index blog.Continue Reading
Jeff Nuttall and the William S. Burroughs Connection
Bruce Wilkinson writes: Described in his Guardian obituary by Mike Horovitz as a ‘catalyst, perpetrator and champion of rebellion andContinue Reading
Arthur Moyse: Artist, Critic and Bus Conductor
Bruce Wilkinson writes: When Dave Cunliffe moved to London in the late-1950s he befriended ‘artist, critic and bus conductor’ ArthurContinue Reading
Wild Billy Childish and the Medway Poets
Bruce Wilkinson, John Rylands Research Institute researcher, writes his seventh blog post on the amazing Dave Cuncliffe Collection, acquired earlierContinue Reading
From Motown to Mill Town: ‘Heads of State’ Press Release
Bruce Wilkinson, John Rylands Research Institute researcher, writes his sixth blog post on the amazing Dave Cuncliffe Collection, acquired earlierContinue Reading
Avant-Garde Art and Alternative Lifestyles
Bruce Wilkinson, John Rylands Research Institute researcher, writes his fifth blog post on the amazing Dave Cuncliffe Collection, acquired earlierContinue Reading
‘What a bright beam we had cast into their lives’: Exploring the Papers of Priscilla Staples (Beecham) 1947–2018
Volunteer Anna Tomkinson writes about her work on the Priscilla Staples (Beecham) Papers: Priscilla Staples née Beecham (stage name RoseContinue Reading