I loved this essay and I also liked the painting. And I am fascinated by how you and your sister became part of the archive. I've not done any archival research myself and this made me want to start now!
Thanks! Archives really are fun— you might find it’s like travel, actually. A trip into the past. (Who said “the past is a foreign country”? I don’t remember.)
I loved this essay and I also liked the painting. And I am fascinated by how you and your sister became part of the archive. I've not done any archival research myself and this made me want to start now!
Thanks! Archives really are fun— you might find it’s like travel, actually. A trip into the past. (Who said “the past is a foreign country”? I don’t remember.)
I like the idea of the archives being a journey into the past!
And I think that quote was by LP Hartley (more initials!)