Group    From 1941 

Islington Art Society

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Formed as the Islington Art Circle in 1941 by A. E. Hickman-Smith and on his death in 1965 run by George and Deborah Bunting until their deaths in 2000.  Changed its name in 2002 to Islington Art Society.  A history of this group is given by the Picture Source website and also here.

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Islington Art Society

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George & Debbie Bunting

In memory of George & Debbie Bunting, Islington Art Circle 1946 - 2000.

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Robert Polhill Bevan

Robert Polhill Bevan

Painter,  born Hove.  Founding member of the Camden Town Group, the London Group, and the Cumberland Market Group.  Married Polish painter Stanisława de Karłowska and thereafter spent many summers ...

Person, Art, Poland

1 memorial
Christopher Whall

Christopher Whall

Stained glass artist, Born at The Rectory, Thurning, Huntingdonshire. His major stained glass works are in Gloucester and Canterbury Cathedrals and he influenced many artists in Britain and America...

Person, Art, Craft / Design

1 memorial
Festival of Britain

Festival of Britain

'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 ...

Event, Art, Cinema, Science, Tourism / Traditions

20 memorials
Mark Gertler

Mark Gertler

Painter.  Born 16 Gun Street, Spitalfields. As a baby he returned with his family to their native Galicia (Austria-Poland) but after a few years they came back to London's East End where his artist...

Person, Art, Austria, Poland

4 memorials
Geoff Staden

Geoff Staden

Artist. We believe Glimpse @53 is about our man: "London born Geoff went to Goldsmiths College, and specialised mostly in night scenes. Working collaboratively, he later made assemblages using foun...

Person, Art

2 memorials

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G. A. Dinan
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Benjamin Hall, Baron Llanover

Benjamin Hall, Baron Llanover

Benjamin Hall, 1st Baron Llanover, known as Sir Benjamin Hall 1838-59, civil engineer and politician. First Commisioner of Works 1855-58. He oversaw the rebuilding of the Houses of Parliament and h...

Person, Engineering, Politics & Administration, Wales

1 memorial
Sidly Effendi

Sidly Effendi

Effendi, or Efendi, is merely a title of nobility and the name Sidly may well be just one spelling of the Turkish Ambassador's name. We can't identify him.

Person, Politics & Administration, Turkey

1 memorial
W. Reed
War dead, WW1
1 memorial