Sir Quentin Blake is one of Britain’s best-loved and most successful illustrators, well-known for illustrating stories by Roald Dahl and being Britain’s first Children’s Laureate. Held at the Foundling Museum in 2012, the exhibition 'Quentin Blake: As Large As Life' featured over sixty works of art, commissioned by four hospitals in the UK and France. The works were designed to have a therapeutic effect on their residents and the exhibition enabled visitors to reflect on artists’ continuing contribution to hospitals and child welfare. The Museum’s art collection, spanning more than four centuries, provided visitors with an unexpected and resonant backdrop; one that situated Blake within a tradition of great artists making work for hospitals.

Interview by Foundling Museum director Caro Howell
Directed by Olivia Humphreys
Edited by Emma Greaves & Olivia Humphreys

If you have enjoyed this film then why not take a look at our film for our latest exhibition, Quentin Blake: Gifted ([ Ссылка ]) or find out more about the show over on our website at [ Ссылка ].

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