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I'm amused to note that when artist Quentin Blake celebrates 800 years of Cambridge in a mural at Addenbrookes, one of the events he decides to picture is Dorothy Garrod digging up Newnham College lawn, as celebrated by [livejournal.com profile] uitlander.

Date: 2009-09-30 09:23 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] clanwilliam.livejournal.com
I was just watching it and squeed "she's digging at Newnham!" Then Blake said "I have no idea if she every dug there, but it was her college" and I promptly went "yes she did!"

Lovely mural.

Date: 2009-09-30 09:56 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bellinghman.livejournal.com
I had the sound off, so didn't hear the commentary. Nice guess though, Quentin!

Date: 2009-09-30 11:17 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] uitlander
We've been in touch with the office of comms here and they've promised to let Mr Blake know he guessed correctly.

Date: 2009-09-30 09:47 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] burkesworks.livejournal.com
Wot? No hatboxes?

Fantastic mural, I do love Quentin Blake's illustrations. Yay for Rosalind Franklin too!

Date: 2009-09-30 09:47 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] clanwilliam.livejournal.com
And I noted that she appeared to be doing all the work as well...

Date: 2009-09-30 09:55 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bellinghman.livejournal.com
Yes - a nice touch, that.

Date: 2009-09-30 10:07 am (UTC)
uitlander: (Archaeology)
From: [personal profile] uitlander
Thank you for the heads up. The DofS is pretty pleased as well, although she's also complaining that he says he doesn't know whether she actually did excavate in the gardens (we all know she did). I've asked the 800 campaign if we can have some copies of the panel.

Date: 2009-09-30 12:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bellinghman.livejournal.com
Happy to note it, though I expect you'd have heard sooner rather than later.

Date: 2009-09-30 10:59 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] j-lj.livejournal.com
Nice to see Rosalind Franklin mentioned, I'll have a walk around to C&D and have a look at this when I pick Sharon up from work tonight.

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