by A rare piece of post -war art, which was demolished together with the building in South London, in which it was housed, was saved.
The work, a m and mitch, was founded for a community center in Blackheath, which is to be demolished to make room for social apartments. The mural will now be preserved from Heritage of London Trust (Holt).
It was completed in 1958 and is considered the best -kept example of Mitchell’s early work that is still in situ. It was made by combining 13 tailor -made panels that carved Mitchell with resin and filled.
Holt will move the mural in a primary school within the Brooklands Park Estate in which the community center is located.
Nicola Stacey, the director of Holt, said: “The school is in the same estate and the same period. So it is an ideal transition for it. We are really interested in the fact that she has maximum visibility, and in a school the children will experience it every day. It will be a remarkable thing.”
The Brooklands Park was viewed as a leading example of the aspiration after the war housing with green areas and tasteful design. The 20th century company, a preserving group, has supported the local opposition to the plans to put down the village hall, and started an unsuccessful attempt in 2022 to list the mural listed by historical England.
Edmund Hall, an architect and artist who creates banner, including his long -standing employee, Jeremy Deller, was part of the campaign to keep the mural. He said he was pleased that it was retained and had the feeling that his original home should also be.
He said: “There is a certain satisfaction on site that the mural is” saved “, but I still think that it is a bit like tearing off the Sistine chapel and saving the last dish.”
Mitchell’s work has been repeatedly threatened in recent years, but the 20th century society managed to be added to 15 works to the national register, which, according to the organization, was “one of the recognized and most respected wall painters of the time”.
He also created the facade of the Liverpool metropolitan cathedral, and on April 30th he marks the 100th birthday of the artist.
Mitchell, who was trained as a design consultant at the Royal College of Art for the London County Council, produced about 100 works of art in the entire capital, many of which were set up in the post -war area to lighten them.
Get two more marbles from Mitchell in apartment blocks in Lewisham, Südlondon. Stacey said that those who are responsible for contemporary construction projects should be inspired by the post -war period when Mitchell was active and works in works of art, with commissions ideally to local artists.
She said: “The work of the fellow chell was ideally, but also incredibly inspiring. Today, the developers should integrate apartment blocks into their plans, commission aspiring artists and do not do so as a subsequent thought.
“The legacy of people like Mitchell proves that they are not only wonderful for people near them, but also convey a feeling of pride.”
