London Pride. Frank Dobson CBE, RA. 1886 - 1963. Commissioned for The Festival of Britain 1951. Given by Mary Dobson 1987 and placed on the South Bank. Assisted generously by Lynton Property & Reversionary Plc and The Henry Moore Foundation.
Arts Council of Great Britain.
SE1, Queen's Walk
On the South Bank riverfront, between the Royal National Theatre and the river.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Festival of Britain - London Pride
'A tonic for the Nation', The Festival was intended to cheer us all up after ...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Festival of Britain - London Pride
1940 the Committee for Encouragement of Music and the Arts (CEMA) was set up ...
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