Harry Pearson
Harry Pearson is the author of 'The Beast, the Emperor and the Milkman: A bone-shaking tour through cycling’s Flemish heartlands' (Bloomsbury, 2019)
Aesthetic prowess: the artists who competed for Olympic gold
The early Olympic games of the modern era set out to celebrate both ‘muscle and mind’ – which meant that artists were in the mix for medals
3 Jul 2021
Chain reaction – the art of bicycle racing
The invention of the modern bicycle in 1885 led to a whirl of enthusiasm for racing these new machines – and artists were swept up in the craze
21 Nov 2020
Podcast
The Masterpiece podcast: episode three
This episode explores an ancient funeral stele, Marie Antoinette’s breast bowl, and how digital technologies are helping to preserve Egyptian heritage sites
Are the art market’s problems being blown out of proportion?