Poet, writer, artist and gardener. Born in the Bahamas to Scottish parents and brought up in Scotland. Studied at Glasgow School of Art. Combined his interests by installing concrete poetry in his self-created garden at Little Sparta, near Edinburgh. Died Edinburgh.
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Ian Hamilton Finlay
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Princess Diana - Serpentine Gallery
"The beauty of trees..." is a quotation from Hutcheson.
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William James Stillman
William James Stillman was born on 1 June 1828 in Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York, USA, the youngest of the eleven children of William Stillman III (1779-1861) and Elizabeth Ward Stillman...
Person, Art, Benefactor, Journalism / Publishing, Photography, Balkans, Greece, Italy, USA
Langlands & Bell
From their website: "Artists, Ben Langlands & Nikki Bell...began collaborating after they met at art school in London 1977. They are based in London...."
G. F. Watts
Born in London. His piano-making father named him after Handel. Member of the Holland Park Circle, an informal group of 19th-century artists based in the Holland Park district, especially in Melbu...
Edward Ardizzone
Artist. Born Edward Jeffrey Irving Ardizzone of French/Italian stock in Haiphong, Tonkin (modern day Vietnam) where his father was working at the time. He came to Britain in 1905, and eventually st...
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Doctor Alfred Salter - SE1
SE1, Druid Street, Alfred Salter Playground
Alfred Salter Playground Dr Alfred Salter studied medicine at Guy's Hospital and devoted his life to improving living conditions in Bermo...
Hydraulic sluice
SE16, Princes Court
None of these four plaques are visible in our photo (and still this was the best position form which to take the photo!) all being hidden...
Sir Leonard Hutton
Cricketer. Born Yorkshire. Played as an opening batsman for Yorkshire 1934-55, and for England in 79 Test matches 1937 -55. Set a record in 1938 for the highest individual innings in a Test match, ...
Magic Circle
Dedicated to promoting and advancing the art of magic. Founded at Pinoli's Restaurant in Wardour Street by twenty-three magicians on July 1st 1905.
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