A Tamil philosopher and art historian. Born in Ceylon of a Tamil father and an English mother, brought up in England. Studied at University College, London.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Ananda Coomaraswamy
Commemorated ati
Leonard Woolf's Ceylon
We have not followed all the various Sri Lankan lines of research opened up b...
Other Subjects
David Jones
Painter and poet. Born Walter David Michael Jones.As a painter he worked chiefly in watercolour, painting portraits and animal, landscape, legendary and religious subjects. He was also a wood-engra...
Society of British Artists
The following text was copied from the picture source website: The Royal Society of British Artists was established in 1823 by a small group of artists who wished to form an alternative to the Roy...
Marcus Stone
Born Marcus Clayton Stone in London, the son of artist Frank Stone who was friends with Thackeray and Dickens. Trained by his father, he was exhibiting at the Royal Academy before he was eighteen. ...
Francis Owen Salisbury
Painter. Born in Harpenden, Hertfordshire. Known as Frank, his forte was in portraiture and he also painted over forty large canvases of historical and national events. He also produced a large qua...
Previously viewed
St John's House rebuilt
WC1, Queen Square, 12, St John's House
We find this building puzzling since in some ways it looks more modern than those around but it retains many characteristics that suggest...
Fleming Court
W2, St Mary's Terrace, Fleming Court
In our photo the plaque can be seen just above and behind the pedestrian's head. Built before the Westway these flats would have felt mu...
John Stears
UB10, Hoylake Crescent, 126
Michael John Stears 1934 - 1999. Born in Uxbridge 25th August 1934. Resided here until 1960. John Stears known as the 'Dean of Special Ef...
Kai Leslie
We are not certain that these dates are for her life or for the time that she was associated with Ennismore Gardens.
Cleopatra's needle - crew members lost
WC2, Victoria Embankment
A misnomer since there is no connection with Cleopatra at all. In 1500 BC Pharaoh Thothmes erected two red granite obelisks at Heliopolis...
Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them