Avant-garde artist, misician, peace activist, feminist. Born Japan. Met John Lennon when he visited a preview of her exhibition at the Indica Gallery at 6 Masons Yard, on 9 November 9, 1966.
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Sir John Gilbert
Born Blackheath. Illustrator and painter. He was closely associated with the Old Watercolour Society, becoming president in 1871. He also achieved fame as an illustrator of Shakespeare’s works and ...
Sir Frank Brangwyn
Artist. Born Bruges, Belgium where his father was working as an architect/artist but his Anglo-Welsh family moved back to London in 1874. Largely self-taught he was skilled in various mediums and c...
Sir William Nicholson
Artist. Born William Newzam Prior Nicholson in Nottinghamshire. Worked in many fields of art: painter of still-lifes, landscapes and portraits; wood-engraver; illustrator; and designer for the thea...
Richard Cosway
Born Tiverton, Devon Painter of miniatures, the picture is a self-portrait.
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Charrington's coal wharf
E1, The Highway, 326, Free Trade Wharf
We have laboured long and hard trying to understand what "H.R" and these dates refer to, but have yet to find an answer. Here is a report...
Sir Robert Cotton
NW1, Euston Road, The British Library
This bust is a 20th-century replica after Louis-François Roubiliac, 1757.
Carpenters' Hall - unknown
EC2, London Wall, 1 Throgmorton Avenue
The building projects over the pavement with an arched colonnade for pedestrians. On the keystone of each arch, at the ends and along the...
Sir Archibald McIndoe
Born Dunedin, New Zealand. Pioneering plastic surgeon who worked for the Royal Air Force during World War II, treating badly burnt aircrew. Appointed C.B.E. in 1944. Knighted 1947. Helped found ...