Art in the plaza: Ira Aldridge mural by Dreph
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Art in the plaza: Ira Aldridge mural by Dreph
Image: © A J Paxton Taken: 31 Mar 2022
The portrait of Ira Aldridge, African-American actor-manager and slavery abolitionist, adorns the extension to the Belgrade Theatre and enlivens an otherwise rather sterile corporate space. For more about Aldridge, his Coventry connection, and the Belgrade Theatre see Image
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