Name/TitleA View From the Front Line
About this objectPaperback booklet with yellow covers titled 'A View from the Front Line', written by Maggie Keswick Jencks in 1995. The cover features a line drawing ['A Design for a Three-Legged Toad by Eduardo Paolozzi] signed 'Fur Maggie ~ Eduardo 1990'. Revised and reprinted in 2003 and 2007, the booklet includes a foreword and an end section titled 'Maggie's Centres: Marching On' by Marcia Blakenham.
Partly digitised (11 pages incl. front pages and foreword)
MakerKeswick Jencks, Maggie
Maker RoleAuthor
MakerPaolozzi, Eduardo
Maker RoleCover illustration
Date Made1995
Period1990s-2000s
Place MadeEngland, London
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
MeasurementsH: 210 x W: 148 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsHealth & well-being
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggie_Keswick_Jencks:
Margaret Keswick Jencks (10 October 1941 – 8 July 1995) was a Scottish writer, artist and garden designer who co-founded Maggie's Centres with her husband Charles Jencks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggie's_Centres:
Maggie's centres are a network of drop-in centres across the United Kingdom and Hong Kong, which aim to help anyone who has been affected by cancer. They are not intended as a replacement for conventional cancer therapy, but as a caring environment that can provide support, information and practical advice. They are located near, but are detached from, existing NHS hospitals.
Object TypeBooklet
Object numberGWL-2023-31-1
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved