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Percy Shakespeare blue plaque

Blue plaque
Percy Shakespeare blue plaque
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This blue commemorative plaque records: Percy Shakespeare ARBSA (1936) b Kate's Hill, Dudley 1906; d Brighton 1943 Brought up on the Wren's Nest Estate. Painter of Portraits and 1930s Leisure Scenes. Studied at the Dudley School of Art formerly in this building. "The best painter in oils the School has produced" Ivo Shaw, Principal Recorded plaque organisation: Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council.
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Percy Shakespeare was a British artist known for his portraits and depictions of 1930s leisure scenes; he is remembered for his talent in oil painting, as noted by his principal at the Dudley School of Art.

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