Person | Male Born 1945 Died 1984

Ray Walker

Categories: Art

Muralist. Married to Anna. Designed the Hackney Peace Carnival Mural but died suddenly from a heart attack, aged 39 before the painting began. He was also working on the Cable Street mural when he died.

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Ray Walker

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Hackney Peace Carnival Mural

Easteight gives some interesting information about this mural. Mike Jones fin...

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Ray Walker

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Cable Street mural

From a letter to the Guardian from Desmond Rochfort, 26 September 2016: Dan J...

Hackney Peace Carnival Mural

Easteight gives some interesting information about this mural. Mike Jones fin...

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