Kenneth Budd
Kenneth George Budd | |
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Born | |
Died | 21 January 1995 | (aged 69)
Education | Beckenham School of Art |
Alma mater | Royal College of Art |
Occupation | Mural artist |
Spouse | June Budd |
Children | 3 |
Kenneth George Budd (16 October 1925 – 21 January 1995[1]) was an English mural artist, known for his mosaics and work in other materials.[1] His company, Kenneth Budd and Associates[2] was based in Penge, south London.[3]
Budd was born in Fulham,[4] London, and studied at Beckenham School of Art from 1941 to 1944, then at the Royal College of Art from 1947 to 1950.[1] He first worked for the firm of William Mitchell & Partners of Forest Hill, London which produced public art in concrete.[4]
He was made an Associate of the Royal College of Art in 1950.[1] Budd was elected the Master of the Art Workers' Guild in 1992.[5]
Oliver Budd
[edit]Later in his career, Budd worked with his son Oliver,[6] who continues to make murals and has redone some of his father's work.[7] In January 2015 Oliver Budd appeared in Episode 2 of the BBC mini-series Sacred Wonders of Britain discussing the Roman mosaics of Lullingstone Roman Villa.[8]
Works
[edit]Budd's works include:
Work | Location | Date | Picture | Coordinates (With links to map and aerial photo sources) |
Notes |
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Kettering Abstract | Tresham Institute (formerly Kettering Boys' School), Kettering | 1962 | Removed for safekeeping by Kettering Civic Society.[9][10] The mosaic has been recreated in the Alfred East Gallery in Kettering but the gallery is closed to the public during renovations.[11] | ||
Civil War mural | Colmore Circus, Birmingham | 1964 | 52°28′59″N 1°53′47″W / 52.48300°N 1.89634°W (approx.) | Mosaic[3] depicting the English Civil War; destroyed. | |
Horsefair 1908 | Holloway Head, Birmingham | 1967 | ![]() |
52°28′29″N 1°54′03″W / 52.47478°N 1.90070°W | Mosaic mural[1] The animals on plinths are part of a separate, later, artwork. |
Old Square | Old Square, Birmingham, Birmingham | 1967 | ![]() |
52°28′56″N 1°53′42″W / 52.48231°N 1.89500°W | Fibreglass mural. Commissioned by the Public Works Department of Birmingham City Council. Unveiled on 21 April 1967 by Alderman C.V. Simpson, chairman of the Public Works Department.[12] Depicts the history of the square.[1][13] |
J. F. Kennedy Memorial | Deritend, Birmingham | 1968 | ![]() |
52°28′30″N 1°53′11″W / 52.474950°N 1.886312°W | Mosaic mural;[1][2] destroyed 2007; recreated by Oliver Budd from original drawings, 2012[7] Image shows the near complete recreation, on 15 January 2013 |
History of Snow Hill | Snow Hill, Birmingham | 1968 | ![]() |
52°29′07″N 1°53′58″W / 52.48523°N 1.89934°W | Mosaic mural[1] depicting Snow Hill railway station; destroyed 2007. A miniature version has been created nearby. |
Old Green Murals | Old Green Interchange, Newport, Gwent | 1971 | ![]() |
51°35′25″N 2°59′42″W / 51.59026°N 2.99497°W | Mosaic mural completed 1975 |
Chartist Mural | John Frost Square, Newport, Gwent | 1978 | 51°35′13″N 2°59′39″W / 51.58689°N 2.99419°W | Mosaic mural;[14] destroyed 3 October 2013; a recreation was considered.[14] Image shows a section of the work. | |
Industrial mural | Colmore Circus, Birmingham | Destroyed | |||
Coat of arms | Foyer, Guy's Tower, Guy's Hospital, London[1][15] | 51°30′16″N 0°05′12″W / 51.50444°N 0.08667°W (approx.) | Mosaic mural[1] | ||
Local Life 1890–1910 | underpass under A467, Abertillery, Gwent[1][16] | ![]() |
51°43′48″N 3°08′15″W / 51.73011°N 3.13759°W | Commissioned by Gwent County Council |
Further reading
[edit]- Budd, Oliver (10 September 2007). Budd Mosaics. Budd Books. ISBN 978-0955653308.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Noszlopy, George T. (24 April 1998). Public Sculpture of Birmingham. Jeremy Beach (ed.) (Ill ed.). Liverpool University Press. ISBN 0853236925.
- ^ a b "KENNEDY MOSAIC MURAL". British Pathé. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- ^ a b Chinn, Carl (25 February 2012). "Mural man Budd a master craftsman". Birmingham Mail. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ a b Upton, Chris (15 March 2008). "Artist who planted flowers in a concrete desert". The Birmingham Post.[dead link]
- ^ Past Master List (PDF). Art Workers' Guild.
- ^ Nick Dermody (13 March 2012). "Newport Chartist mural artwork faces demolition". BBC News. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ a b Bradley, Steve (11 January 2013). "New row over adding face of ex-Lord Mayor Mike Nangle to Birmingham JFK mosaic - Birmingham Mail". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- ^ "BBC Two - Sacred Wonders of Britain, Episode 2". BBC. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "A Mosaic Mural under threat". Kettering Civic Society. Archived from the original on 28 December 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ^ "The Kettering Mosaic under threat". Kettering Civic Society. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ "Kettering mosaic: Artist recreates scale version of father's mural". BBC News. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "How city went from Budd to new bloom". Birmingham Mail. 7 April 2012. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ George Thomas Noszlopy (1998). Public Sculpture of Birmingham. pp. 45–46. ISBN 0-85323-692-5.
- ^ a b Crockett, Natalie (22 March 2012). "Chartist mural to be re-created in library (From South Wales Argus)". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ "Mural master Budd brightened 60s city". Birmingham Mail. 18 February 2012. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ "Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council - Abertillery Heritage Trail". Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
External links
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- 1925 births
- 1995 deaths
- Alumni of the Royal College of Art
- English muralists
- English mosaic artists
- Artists from the London Borough of Bromley
- Artists from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
- People from Fulham
- People from Penge
- 20th-century English painters
- English male painters
- Associates of the Royal College of Art
- Masters of the Art Worker's Guild
- 20th-century English male artists