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Read moreSimon Marsden (1948 - 2012)
It is with great sadness that Bridgeman announces the passing of Simon Marsden, an artist with whom we have worked for many years, specializing in black and white spooky photography.
Read moreEdward Whitley, El Presidente and 'gee, I thought I liked camping' city boy
Born in: the centre of London, Hyde Park Corner
Smarts:
- MA in Art History from St. Andrews University, Scotland
- Art History area of expertise: Trecento Italian art, particularly the influence of Dante in portrayals of hell.
First job: working behind the scenes at the Royal Tournament (for us non-Brits, it's a military pageant and tournament)
Dream destination: Uganda to see the source of the Nile
Favorite book: Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
If he could go back in time, he'd like to meet: Don Quixote! or Caravaggio
Helen Higbee, Business Development Virtuoso and always sunny, kid-juggling LA mama
Born in: Nottingham, England
Smarts:
- BA in English and Art History, University of Leeds
- Art History area of expertise: Celtic manuscripts, art in the French Revolution, Abstract Expressionism
First job: packing hyacinth bulbs
Dream destination: India
Favorite author: Virginia Woolf
If she could go back in time, she'd like to meet: William Shakespeare
Our newest team member, Helen comes to us with over 20 years of experience in stills and footage licensing. Read more...
Kim Tidwell, Marketing Whiz and flamenco-dancing, 'can-o-worms' opener
Born in: Kansas City, Missouri
Smarts:
- BS in Advertising, University of Kansas
- MA in European Art History, University of Essex, UK
- Art History area of expertise: Dutch & Italian Renaissance, Dutch Golden Age and Islamic Art & Architecture
First job: running a lemonade (and painted rocks!) stand
Dream destination: Isfahan, Iran and Damascus, Syria
Favorite book: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
If she could go back in time, she'd like to meet: Gertrude Stein
Wendy Zieger, Sales, Research & Bridgeman Education Guru, aspirational beekeeper and shopping fanatic
Born in: Port Washington, Wisconsin
Smarts:
- BA in History of Art, Michigan State University
- Masters in Library & Information Science, Wayne State University
- Art History area of expertise: Impressionism, Greek, Egyptian and Rembrandt
First job: Cashier in a hardware store
Dream destinations: China and Australia
If she could go back in time, she'd like to meet: Queen Elizabeth I
Favorite book: The Far Pavilions by MM Kaye
Kajette Bloomfield, Sales and Bridgeman Education Administrative Doyen, savvy fashionista
Born in: Jamaica, West Indies
Smarts:
- BA in Art History, Arcadia University
- MA in Modern & Contemporary Art History, SUNY Purchase
- Art History area of expertise: modern and contemporary Afro-Caribbean and African American art
First job: Administrative assistant at sportswear company
Dream destination: Italy
If she could go back in time, she'd like to meet: Edna Manley, sculptor and wife of the first Jamaican PM
Favorite author: Isabel Allende
