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

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artist, known for his

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

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, south

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. Budd was born in

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, London, and studied at Beckenham School of Art from 1941 to 1944, then at the

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

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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

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in 1992.

Oliver Budd

Later in his career, Budd 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

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mosaics of

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Budd Mosaics

1968 video of Budd working on the J.F. Kennedy memorial
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Oliver Budd

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