Fred Millett

Fred Millett (1920–1980) was a British muralist and poster artist whose work was exhibited at the Festival of Britain and who was commissioned by London County Council, London Transport, National Westminster Bank, York University, and the General Post Office.

Fred Millett[1]

Early life and family

Fred Millett was born in 1920. He studied at the Central School of Art in London.[1]

Career

Primarily a muralist and poster artist, Millett's work was exhibited at the Festival of Britain and he was commissioned by London County Council, London Transport, National Westminster Bank, the University of York, and the General Post Office.[1]

Around 1952, Millett painted murals of Autumn, Winter, and Summer at St Crispin's School in Wokingham, Berkshire.[2][3]

From the middle 1960s, he taught Perception and Communication at the Polytechnic of Central London.[1]

Death

Millett died in 1980.[1]

Selected works

Murals
Mosaic tiles at the Coventry Central Library
  • Assembly Hall mural at Danegrove Primary School, East Barnet.[4][5]
  • Seasons Murals, St Crispin's School, Wokingham, Berkshire, c. 1952.[6][7]
  • Mosaic tiles at the Locarno Dancehall, now Coventry Central Library, 1958-60.[8][9]

Posters
  • The Tufted Duck, London Transport, 1962.[10]
  • London after Dark, London Transport, 1968.[11][12]

Sculpture
  • Six sculptural relief panels in concrete at Derwent College, University of York, 1965.[13][14][15][16]
  • Sculpted Wall, Raglan Estate, Camden, 1965.

References
  1. Fred Millett. London Transport Museum. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  2. "St Crispins School Wokenham : Huning Decorations". huningdecorations.co.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  3. "Heritage Mural Restoration". St Crispin's - Excellence for all. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  4. Historic England. "Danegrove School (1064765)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  5. "Oaklands Infant School, Barnet, Hertfordshire: the assembly hall | RIBA". RIBApix. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  6. "Restoration reveals school murals". BBC News. 7 November 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  7. "St Crispin's School, Wokingham, Berkshire: detail of mural depicting summer by Fred Millett". RIBArchitecture.com. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  8. "Fred Millett - Locarno - The Coventry Society". www.coventrysociety.org.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  9. Mairs, Jessica (27 March 2018). "Coventry's postwar shopping centre earmarked for preservation". Dezeen. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  10. "Poster artwork; The tufted duck, by Fred Millett, 1962". www.ltmuseum.co.uk. London Transport Museum. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  11. "London after dark, by Fred Millett, 1968". www.ltmuseumshop.co.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  12. Wright, Herbert (14 September 2015). "Night Shift at the London Transport Museum - DesignCurial". www.designcurial.com. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  13. "Art on campus - About the University, The University of York". www.york.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  14. "Derwent College, University of York, Heslington - 1457040 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  15. "Derwent College, University of York: a concrete sculptured screen flanking a covered way | RIBA". RIBApix. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  16. "University Art Collection - University of York". artcollection.york.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2019.


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