Kenneth George Budd (16 October 1925 – 21 January 1995) was an English

mural A mural is any piece of graphic artwork that is painted or applied directly to a wall, ceiling or other permanent substrate. Mural techniques include fresco, mosaic, graffiti and marouflage. Word mural in art The word ''mural'' is a Spani ...

artist, known for his

mosaic A mosaic is a pattern or image made of small regular or irregular pieces of colored stone, glass or ceramic, held in place by plaster/mortar, and covering a surface. Mosaics are often used as floor and wall decoration, and were particularly pop ...

s and work in other materials. His company, Kenneth Budd and Associates was based in

Penge Penge () is a suburb of South East London, England, now in the London Borough of Bromley, west of Bromley, north east of Croydon and south east of Charing Cross. History Penge was once a small hamlet, which was recorded under the name Pence ...

, south

London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...

. Budd was born in Fulham, London, and studied at Beckenham School of Art from 1941 to 1944, then at the

Royal College of Art The Royal College of Art (RCA) is a public research university in London, United Kingdom, with campuses in South Kensington, Battersea and White City. It is the only entirely postgraduate art and design university in the United Kingdom. It o ...

from 1947 to 1950. He first worked for the firm of William Mitchell & Partners of

Forest Hill, London Forest Hill is a district of the London Borough of Lewisham in south east London, England, on the South Circular Road, which is home to the Horniman Museum. History Like much of London, Forest Hill was only sparsely populated until the m ...

which produced public art in concrete. He was made an Associate of the Royal College of Art in 1950. Budd was elected the Master of the

Art Workers' Guild The Art Workers' Guild is an organisation established in 1884 by a group of British painters, sculptors, architects, and designers associated with the ideas of William Morris and the Arts and Crafts movement. The guild promoted the 'unity of a ...

in 1992. Later in his career, he worked with his son Oliver, who continues to make murals and has redone some of his father's work. In January 2015 Oliver Budd appeared in Episode 2 of the BBC mini-series '' Sacred Wonders of Britain'' discussing the

Roman Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...

mosaics of

Lullingstone Roman Villa Lullingstone Roman Villa is a villa built during the Roman occupation of Britain, situated in Lullingstone near the village of Eynsford in Kent, south-eastern England. The villa is located in the Darent Valley, along with six others, including ...

Works

Budd's works include:

References

External links

Budd Mosaics

1968 video of Budd working on the J.F. Kennedy memorial
{{DEFAULTSORT:Budd, Kenneth 1925 births 1995 deaths Artists from London Alumni of the Royal College of Art English muralists Mosaic artists 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

Works

Further reading

References

External links