Exhibition
Six Lives: The Stories of Henry VIII’s Queens
20 Jun 2024 – 08 Sep 2024
National Portrait Gallery
London, United Kingdom
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© John and Ann Bloomfield. Courtesy of the BFI
Workshop
Introduction to historical costume design
13 Jul 2024 – 14 Jul 2024
Regular hours
- Sat, 13 Jul
- 11:00 – 17:00
- Sun, 14 Jul
- 11:00 – 17:00
Cost of entry
Onsite £250 (£200 Members / concessions)
Address
- St Martins Place
- London
England - WC2H 0HE
- United Kingdom
Event map
Inspired by the BAFTA Award winning costume designs of John and Ann Bloomfield for the BBC’s TV production, The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970), this two-day course will equip you with the skills used by historic costume designers to create your own original designs.
About
Led by an expert design tutor, you will create your own original costume designs in drawing and collage and learn more about the costumes that feature in the exhibition, Six Lives: The Stories of Henry VIII’s Queens. You’ll also hear from John Bloomfield himself, as he joins your workshop to introduce his working methods.
With Design tutor Natalia Stewart.
Ann and John Bloomfield first achieved widespread recognition with their groundbreaking work on The Six Wives of Henry VIII (BBC, 1970). Thanks to their ingenuity and artisanal skills, regal period costumes emerged from painted fabrics as well as everyday haberdashery and household items. With careers spanning over 40 years, they went on to work on a string of high-profile global productions, including Conan the Barbarian (1982), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) and The Mummy (1999).
