History of the Old Kent Road
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History of the Old Kent Road is a mural
by Polish
artist Adam Kossowski
. It is on the exterior of the former North Peckham Civic Centre in London
.
Mural
A mural is any piece of artwork painted or applied directly on a wall, ceiling or other large permanent surface. A particularly distinguishing characteristic of mural painting is that the architectural elements of the given space are harmoniously incorporated into the picture.-History:Murals of...
by Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
artist Adam Kossowski
Adam Kossowski
Adam Kossowski was a Polish artist, born in Nowy Sacz, notable for his works for the Catholic Church in England, where he arrived in 1943 as a refugee from Soviet labor camps and was invited in 1944 to join the Guild of Catholic Artists and Craftsmen.-Life in Poland:In 1923, uncertain about a...
. It is on the exterior of the former North Peckham Civic Centre in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
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External links
- Article by Lynn Pearson containing information on the Old Kent Road Mural
- The History of the Old Kent Road photoset on Flickr
- The Twentieth Century Society has launched a campaign to protect murals such as this.
- "The Civic Centre Which Told and Played Its Part in Local History" by Gavriel Hollander, Southwark News, 27 May 2008