One of ten regional arts boards which were eventually absorbed to become Arts Council England.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
One of ten regional arts boards which were eventually absorbed to become Arts Council England.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
Ceramic artist. Born 6 Milk Street, SE5. The whole area has been rebuilt but Milk Street used to run parallel to Red Lion Row, just to the east. From Mapping of Sculpture: "... enrolled at Lambeth...
Started in 1890 when a group of friends began meeting informally. At least one of these friends, Whistler, was dissatisfied with the club of which he was already a member, the Arts Club. They were ...
Born in Plympton, Devonshire. Came to London in 1753. As a student of Italian art, his work became increasingly classical under the influence of the Bolognese school. In 1768 he was elected the fir...
Artist, sculptor. Born Devonshire Street. Designer of the prehistoric 'monsters' original made for and exhibited at the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park but now in Crystal Palace Park. They were moved...
Artist. Grant Waters has a review of his art which was not known to us before. A number of his London scenes are available on-line. Charles Maresco Pearce was born on 11 June 1874 in South Kensing...
Documentary film maker. Born Suffolk. Co-founder of the Mass Observation organisation (something like current day personal blogs but with pencil and paper). In 1936 he helped organise the Surreal...
Former private house, school and home for diabetic children. Now the West London Free School.
Sir Gerald Dodson, KT, was Recorder of London 1937-59, the longest holder of that office. Also, he wrote the libretto of the popular operetta, The Rebel Maid, composed by Montague Phillips in 1921.
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