Decorative artist. Born 6 New Burlington Street to Richard and Anne, sister to Charles Cockerell. Ordained as an Anglican priest in 1845, but converted to Roman Catholicism in1852. He worked on many artistic projects, including the hall ceiling of Merton College, Oxford, and the Brompton Oratory. He was a founder member of the United Arts and Crafts Guild. Died 11 Pembridge Crescent.
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John Hungerford Pollen
Unveiled by William Holman Hunt. There must have been a committee to erect th...
Muralist and community artist. Created murals around south London for over 45 years. Born Farnborough, Kent. When he and his wife, Aileen, moved to Battersea they became activists campaigning for...
The oldest public art gallery in England, designed by Sir John Soane. Its acquisitions over the years have resulted in it becoming one of the country's finest collections of old masters, especially...
'A tonic for the Nation', The Festival was intended to cheer us all up after WW2, and incidentally to celebrate the centenary of the 1851 Great Exhibition. The symbol for the Festival was designed ...
Born Holloway. Islington artist and Borough Architect for Islington in 1974. the Riviera Reporter contains an interview with Alfred Head.
Portrait painter. His set of portraits of Kit-Cat Club members is on display in the National Portrait Gallery.
