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LICENSING ACTIVITY… MUSEUMS & GALLERIES
ARTiSTiC IMPRESSiONS
An antidote to the raging debate on the impact AI will play in creative industries will be there for all to see on the Museums & Galleries beacon stand at Spring Fair, trumpeting an even louder veritable emporium of products that exude true artistic mastery. With the show marking the debut of Angela Harding everyday and Christmas cards from M&G, an inaugural Peter Rabbit card range, plus a collection featuring the art of renowned mouth artist Henry Fraser, PG caught up with Eddie Clarke, the company’s licensing manager to talk about this trio of significant launches. Left: Printmaker, illustrator, and author extraordinaire, Angela Harding. Below: Angela Harding’s artwork features on the front cover of Museums & Galleries’ Christmas catalogue.
Already gracing many celebrated book covers, including seven of her own books, Angela Harding’s art is now also a cover story for Museums & Galleries, the front of its Christmas catalogue fanfaring the printmaker and illustrator’s deepened relationship with the company. In addition to its existing gift,
homewares and gift packaging collection, Angela’s beloved artwork of birds, countryside and coastal scenes is now also being published by Museums & Galleries on an extensive
everyday card collection as well as on Christmas cards and die-cut Advents. “Ben Dorney, our creative director and I have always admired Angela’s work, and actually contacted her over a decade ago about publishing her artwork on cards, but she was exclusively signed at that point,” explained Eddie Clarke, Museums & Galleries’ licensing manager, alluding to the longrunning relationship Angela had with Art Angels for cards and advents before she
TRULY iNSPiRATiONAL
Above: Having been left paralysed from the shoulders down in 2009, Henry Fraser has become a renowned mouth artist and inspirational speaker.
“It was M&G’s general manager Tom Williams who brought Henry Fraser to our attention,” revealed Eddie. “Henry’s journey is hugely inspiring and his contemporary art is wonderful.” Paralysed from the shoulders down after an accident in 2009, Henry, an artist as well as an inspirational author and speaker, paints using only his mouth to create bold, contemporary and colourful interpretations of exotic animals and plants.
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“We initially considered Henry’s work for our The Fold project, as there were obvious contemporary aesthetic compatibilities there, but we decided his story and his body of work deserved its own unique spot in the M&G collection. For the launch we are concentrating on Henry’s paintings, but we are also looking at his inspirational books for future development.” The backs of the cards also link back to Henry’s website, thereby bringing the artist and his story closer to the public.”
Above: One of Henry Fraser’s paintings which features in the new Museums & Galleries greeting card collection.