From polkadot psychedelia to early 20th century juggling acrobats, discover our Marketing Executive's favourite images and clips in the archive
1. What is your role at Bridgeman?
I work within the marketing department at Bridgeman's head office in London, overseeing the UK and international marketing communications. My role is pretty creative and varied; each week could see me writing numerous articles and website content, designing e-newsletters, co-ordinating events and tradeshows, identifying new business opportunities, managing our database and creating reports, researching cultural or industry trends and raising our profile on all our social media platforms.
2. What do you love most about the job?
I studied both English Literature and Art History at university and this job is the perfect combination of the two! Each day at the office expands my global art knowledge and I love being able to write on a diverse range of cultural subjects. Bridgeman are very invested in your development and there is always great scope to try new things; recently I learnt how to make some collages and quirky GIFS and am now excited to have a go at the next challenge of creating videos and podcasts. 3. What misconceptions do clients most commonly have about the archive?
Many clients associate Bridgeman with art historical images and don't realise that we have some rare and incredible archive footage as well - some over a century old! It's also easy to forget that there's a lot more that can be done in the creative use or manipulation of some of our pictures. For example, a small section of a painting could be blown up to evoke a whole different mood or setting, or the colours and shapes of an object could be modified to fit more with the design brief. I have seen some stunning book covers which have used this method and become completely new and original works of art. |
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Katrina's favourite images and clips in the archive are...