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Kreshnik Xhiku

Categories: Sculpture

Sculptor. Born in Albania and now resident in the USA. His works include memorials to the Albanian hero George Skanderbeg in London, Macedonia and Michigan, and a monument to Mother Teresa of Calcutta in Cleveland, Ohio.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Kreshnik Xhiku

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George Skanderbeg

The statue was installed as part of the City of Sculpture initiative created ...

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Walenty Pytel

Walenty Pytel

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1 memorial
Paula Haughney

Paula Haughney

Sculptor.  Her website, our picture source, says that she "lives and works in the east end with a studio in the Bromley by Bow community centre."

Person, Sculpture

1 memorial
Christopher Linsey
1 memorial
Raymond Ewers

Raymond Ewers

Born Australia.  Served in WW2 initially as a sapper and then as a war artist.

Person, Sculpture, Australia

1 memorial

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Newham Council

West Ham was merged with parts of Barking and Woolwich to form the London Borough of Newham in 1965.

Group, Politics & Administration

11 memorials
Kate Adie

Kate Adie

Born Northumberland.  Journalist and broadcaster for the BBC, known for her work as a war correspondent.

Person, Journalism / Publishing, TV & Radio

1 memorial
Roman wharf - Fish Street Hill

Roman wharf - Fish Street Hill

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Building, Romans

1 memorial
Olaudah Equiano

Olaudah Equiano

Born in an African village, he was sold into slavery, first locally, then in England, then in America where he managed to buy his freedom. He returned to England and wrote the first autobiography o...

Person, Literature, Race Issues, Africa

6 memorials
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

Founded in 1681 by a land charter granted by Charles II to William Penn.

Place, Politics & Administration, USA

2 memorials