Painter and boat builder. Born at 31 Cheyne Walk. His father was J.M.W. Turner's boatman. His most famous painting is 'Hammersmith Bridge on Boat-Race Day'. Although a colleague of Whistler, he fell out of favour and died in obscurity in the West London Hospital, Hammersmith.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Walter Greaves
Greater London Council Walter Greaves, 1846-1930, artist, lived here 1855-1897.
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Southbank Mosaics actively promotes equal opportunities and cross-cultural, inter-generational mosaic art work. The studio aims to draw on the historic roots of local neighbourhoods traversed by Sh...
Surrealist artist, writer and exhibition organiser. Born at 44 Finchley Road. Â Brought the first Picasso painting for display in London, in the 1936 London International Surrealist Exhibition which...
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