From the Whitechapel Gallery: "A group of significant artists and writers emerged from the Jewish diaspora in east London at the beginning of the 20th Century."
Artists: David Bomberg, Jacob Epstein, Mark Gertler, Jacob Kramer, Bernard Meninsky, Clara Winsten, Alfred Wolmark.
Writers/philosophers/thinkers: Joseph Leftwich, John Rodker, Isaac Rosenberg, Stephen Winsten.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Whitechapel Boys
Murals are often rather fun puzzles so do have a go identifying what you can ...
Artist. Born Jean-Antoine Watteau in Valenciennes. In 1702, he moved to Paris and worked as a scene painter at the Opera. He is credited with inventing the genre of 'fêtes galantes', which shows sc...
Sculptor, painter, architect and poet.
Person, Architecture, Art, Engineering, Poetry, Sculpture, Seriously Famous, Italy
Elected to membership of the Arts Club in 1897. Still a member in 1920 when The Arts Club and its Members, our source for this information, was published. The oldest member of the club, aged 94 yea...
Painter. Born Switzerland. Arrived in London in 1766 and was quickly successful. Lived in Golden Square with her father. One of only two women amongst the founders of the Royal Academy of Arts. ...