Police in Venice have told Ken Howard to stop painting in St Mark's Square in Venice - where he has a home and has painted for the last 60 years!
Shame on the Venice Police! Should you wish to express your views this is the official English language Twitter account for Venice https://twitter.com/venice
I have!
#painting #painters This really is very silly! Ken Howard - a renowned painter of Venice - is stopped from painting #Venice by the Police? Why? Why not tackle the real problems in Venice - not ones which "might" generate complaints? @royalacademy @Venice https://t.co/BYhwaTjhAi— Making A Mark (@makingamark2) August 31, 2018
Here are a couple of newspaper articles which cover what happened.
- 'Officious' Venice police shoo acclaimed British artist Ken Howard out of St Mark's Square | The Telegraph
The artist, a former president of the New English Art Club and a professor of perspective at the Royal Academy, told them he had used the same spot for decades but they remained unmoved.“I first came to Venice in 1958 and I’ve never had a problem,” Prof Howard told The Telegraph.“But of all of a sudden they’ve brought in new rules which say you have to have a permit. It’s a bit daft.”On Tuesday he duly went to the municipal office which issues the permits, only to find that it was closed.
- Italian police give Troubles artist brush-off | Belfast Telegraph - which highlights the fact that Ken served as the Imperial War Museum's official British artist in Ireland between 1973 and 1979 - during "the Troubles"
An artist known for his work in Northern Ireland during the Troubles has criticised "overzealous" police in Venice after being removed from the city's famous St Mark's Square.
Ken Howard OBE PPNEAC RA RBA RBSA ROI RWA
- Website: http://www.kenhoward.co.uk/
- RA Page: Ken Howard | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts
- Ken Howard (artist) - Wikipedia
- Ken Howard - Artist - Richard Green
- Ken Howard Auction Price Results - includes lots of paintings of Venice
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