Abstract: We all know the Howard Carter of archaeological fame but he was first and foremost an artist, and in this talk I want to tell his story in Egypt. I will do this by focusing on the artistic side of the man, through the legacy of wonderful paintings left to us by this prolific artist.
Lee Young: Lee is an independent researcher and lecturer who has been working, for a few years now, as a research volunteer, for The Griffith Institute Archive which is part of Oxford University. She has also worked on a project for the Egyptian Exploration Society. She is currently working on the letters of Myrtle Broome for the Griffith and her research into the archaeological artists, takes up most of her time together with lectures and writing articles for various publications. She is also a partner in a travel company that organises Specialist Archaeology tours to Egypt and the European Egyptology collections.