Inside the archive Frank Bowling

A tour of Frank Bowling’s archive, guided by Benjamin Bowling and Madeleine Shanks, where sketches and photographs chart his long and celebrated artistic practice.
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This film offers an intimate look into the archive of Sir Frank Bowling, where every sketch and piece of ephemera reveals a facet of his six-decade-long practice. Benjamin Bowling and archivist Madeleine Shanks guide viewers through early life drawings, family photographs, and preparatory studies that trace his path from Guyana to the Royal College of Art and beyond.