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Artist, Gardener, Radical by Frank Walter, Garden Museum

October 4, 2023 - February 25, 2024

Frank Walter, Plantation Fields and Workers (undated), Courtesy Frank Walter Family and Kenneth M. Milton Fine Arts

‘Artist, Gardener, Radical’, an exhibition of work by Frank Walter will run at the Garden Museum in Lambeth from 4 October 2023 to 25 February 2024.

The exhibition will feature more than 100 paintings and sculptures by the Caribbean environmentalist, artist and writer, many of which are exhibited for the first time.

Artist, Gardener, Radical

Artist, Gardener, Radical explores Walter’s relationship with the Caribbean island of Antigua through his pieces that look at environmentalism and Black identity.

Frank Walter, Man Climbing a Coconut Palm and View of Red Canoe and Boat in Harbour (undated), Courtesy Frank Walter Family and Kenneth M. Milton Fine Arts
Man Climbing a Coconut Palm and View of Red Canoe and Boat in Harbour (undated), Courtesy Frank Walter Family and Kenneth M. Milton Fine Arts

Frank Walter

Walter spent the majority of his last 25 years in Bailey’s Hill in seclusion establishing his studio and garden. The works which depict both real and imagined landscapes come from this period.

There will also be a recreation of his studio as part of the exhibition.

Exhibition Dates

Artist, Gardener, Radical runs at the Garden Museum from 4 October, 2023 to 25 February, 2024.

The Garden Museum

For more information about Artist, Gardener, Radical Exhibition, or other exhibitions at the Garden Museum, click here.

Main image: Plantation Fields and Workers (undated), Courtesy Frank Walter Family and Kenneth M. Milton Fine Arts


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Details

Start:
October 4, 2023
End:
February 25
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Venue

Garden Museum
5 Lambeth Palace Road
London,SE1 7LBUnited Kingdom

Mark Bibby Jackson

Before setting up Travel Begins at 40 and subsequently London Begins at 40, Mark was the publisher of AsiaLIFE Cambodia and a freelance lifestyle and travel writer. When he is not packing and unpacking his travelling bag, Mark writes novels, including To Cook A Spider, Peppered Justice and Unravelling the Web. He loves walking, eating, beer, isolation and arthouse movies, as well as talking to strangers on planes, buses and trains. He is cursed to come from a family of Leyton Orient fans.
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