Portrait Of Anthony Burgess
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Portrait Of Anthony Burgess
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 23 Feb 2018
This striking portrait of English writer Anthony Burgess was created by street artist Tankpetrol http://www.tankpetrol.com/ for the Cities of Hope Festival in 2016 https://inspiringcity.com/2016/06/12/cities-of-hope-brings-some-of-the-worlds-top-street-artists-to-manchester/ It is on a wall behind a car park off Oak Street in Manchester's Northern Quarter. Burgess was born in 1917 in the nearby district of Harpurhey. On the left is part of a mural by Argentinian artist Hyuro Image Closer view: Image
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