Born Devon. Created Mr Benn and Elmer the Patchwork Elephant.
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Joseph William Comyns Carr
Born 47 Devonshire Street. Author, gallery director and theatre manager. In 1877 he became co-director of the Grosvenor Gallery in Bond Street, which promoted the work of the Pre-Raphaelite Brother...
John Robert Cozens
Watercolour painter. Â Probably born in London. Â Travelled on the Continent. Â Painted principally landscapes and nature, especially trees. Â From 1794 suffered mental illness and died in the care of...
Sir John Lavery
Painter. Born Belfast. One of the "Glasgow Boys" he went on to become a successful portrait painter.
Omega Workshops
A design enterprise founded by Roger Fry and members of the Bloomsbury Group. The workshops, which included studios and showrooms were at 33 Fitzroy Square. Â The aim was to remove the perceived div...
Brian Glen Barnes, MBE
Muralist and community artist. Created murals around south London for over 45 years. Born Farnborough, Kent. When he and his wife, Aileen, moved to Battersea they became activists campaigning for...

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