Graffiti and 'Street Art', Blackfriars Rd, Manchester
Introduction
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Graffiti and 'Street Art', Blackfriars Rd, Manchester
Image: © Matt Harrop Taken: 5 Dec 2017
The figure stencilled on the wall is revered Manchester poet John Cooper Clarke who received an honorary doctorate of Arts from the University of Salford in 2013. John Cooper Clarke first became famous during the punk rock era of the late 1970s when he was known as a "punk poet". He released several albums in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and continues to perform regularly.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.485294
Longitude
-2.250273