Ray Walker (artist) - Wikipedia
WEBRay Walker (1945–1984) was an English artist, considered among the most prominent of a movement of political and community orientated artists who created murals in London during the 1970s and 1980s.
Cable Street Mural - Wikipedia
WEBThe Cable Street Mural is a large mural painting in Shadwell in East London. It was painted on the side of St George's Town Hall by Dave Binnington, Paul Butler, Ray Walker and Desmond Rochfort between 1979 and 1983 to commemorate the Battle of Cable Street in 1936. The original design was by Dave Binnington.
Ray Walker – For Walls With Tongues
WEBRay’s murals, like the easel paintings before them, are always about people, and for people – his drawing skill enabled his accurate and emotive images. He was an ardent socialist, became an active member of his local Labour Party and joined the left wing Chartist Collective and Arts For Labour.
Walker, Ray, 1945–1984 - Art UK
WEBRay Walker (1945–1984) Gallery Oldham. Painter, notably a muralist, and teacher, born in Liverpool, father a merchant seaman. Despite a poor background, was encouraged by his mother and his art master David Copestake at Hillfoot Hey Grammar School, then attended Liverpool College of Art, 1961–5.
Ray Walker – Cable Street , 1983. – For Walls With Tongues
WEBRay Walker – Cable Street , 1983. Address: St. George’s Town Hall, Cable Street, Tower Hamlets. Size: 60′ x 55′. Materials: Keim Silicate paints. Commissioned by: Funded by: Arts Council of Great Britain. Greater London Arts Association. Vincent Harris Mural Trust.
Dalston's Peace Mural Is Packed With Details | Londonist
WEBAug 20, 2024 · The much-loved wall was designed by the seasoned muralist Ray Walker in 1983. Its original purpose was to celebrate the Greater London Council's (GLC) Peace Year. It shows a crowd of local...
Ray Walker | CAS - contemporaryartsociety.org
WEBRay Walker (1945–1984) was an English artist, considered among the most prominent of a movement of political and community orientated artists who created murals in London during the 1970s and 1980s.
Ray Walker – Chicksand Street, 1979 / 1980. - For Walls With …
WEBRay Walker – Chicksand Street, 1979 / 1980. Address: Chicksand Street / Spelman Street, Tower Hamlets, E1. Size: 30′ x 120′. Materials: PVA colours. Commissioned & Funded by: Tower Hamlets Arts Project (THAP). Painted by: Ray Walker, assisted by members of …
Walker, Ray - Arts Council Collection
WEBRay Walker. Study for the Battle of Cable Street 1982. b. 1945
Ray Walker : London Remembers, Aiming to capture all …
WEBDesigned 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. This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated: