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Press Cuttings
These are photos that have no actual story connected to them, other than the fact that they were published in a newspaper to either break-up text or fill empty space.
Published in The Christain Science Monitor: USA, April 4th 1941
This photo was published in America by The Christian Science Monitor.
It is often assumed that the Second World War stopped play for London’s screevers/pavement artists, but as this photo shows, it just isn’t true; of all the ‘street-arts’ screevers where going strong throughout the war years & beyond….I’ll be blogging more about this in the future.
Researched by Philip Battle
Related Blogs: SCENE IN LONDON / THE PAVEMENT ARTIST / Sent by a Reader
