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Out as a “Scriever” (1894)
The report of an undercover Victorian journalist In the first place, perhaps it would be as well, before relating what befall me in that capacity, if I state for the benefit to the uninitiated what a...
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PUNCH MAGAZINE (1914-1922)
Pavement Art as political metaphor Punch, or the London Charivari was a British weekly magazine of humour and satire established in 1841 by Henry Mayhew and engraver Ebenezer Landells. Historically, it...
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Raymond Moretti (1968)
The pavement painter? What’s the connection between Jean Cocteau, Pablo Picasso, pavement art and the French Riviera? Raymond Moretti; a painter of international fame has abandoned his luxurious studio...
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BERT THE SCREEVER (1914)
A Poppins of a find! In her 1934 book MARY POPPINS, Pamela L Travers first described her character Bert, as a Match-Man, who had two professions. He not only sold matches like any ordinary match-man,...
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Percy Pickle the Pavement Artist (1914)
Fun on the Kerbstone Perhaps the most famous and beloved of all the screevers; yet today, Percy Pickle the pavement artist has largely been forgotten. Merry and Bright banner heading 4th July 1914...
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KNEELING FOR TRAGEDY (1922)
Chalking for Charity Today, charity chalk pavement art events are very popular, especially in the United States; chalk sidewalk festivals are raising money for a myriad of good causes, from providing...
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All My Own Work: The Book! (2014)
Crowd-funding NOW! Since I started this blog, people have often suggested that I should turn it into a book, and that the stories here should be available to a wider audience, not everybody has the...
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CHELSEA’S YOUTHFUL SCREEVER (1914)
Boy Street Artist who caricatures MP’s to gain pence for sweets! This article appeared on page 8 of The Daily Mirror newspaper 1914. Chelsea’s youthful pavement artist Master Harold Tripp, aged 10, has...
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Presented at Court (1935)
WEST END UNOFFICIAL ART GALLERY “MOVED ON “ I’ve written about REM (Thomas Reynolds) before, but this is the court case that actually sealed his fate as a pavement artist; although he did carry on...
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A JOLLY HOLIDAY (1964)
The pavement art of Mary Poppins I’m sure everybody remembers, the “Jolly Holiday” sequence, in which Mary, Bert and the children jump into the chalk pavement drawing. AT THE CIRCUS – Peter Ellenshaw...
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The Singing Street (1951-1964)
The games children play! In the 1950’s and 60’s, a group of Edinburgh school teachers embarked on a unique study of children’s street games and play activities. They called themselves THE NORTON PARK...
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THE LONDON BOOK (1951)
Encounter with a London Pavement Artist. In 1951, writer and illustrator Francis Marshall (1901-1980) wrote this eloquent account of his encounter with a London Pavement artist. It was published in his...
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Lapped it up! (1902)
A tasty description of a Pavement Artist From an issue of The Tatler Magazine, 1902. Half their description is right enough, for they certainly draw on the pavement. Probably one who was an artist as...
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KEITH HARING (1985)
A pavement artist for a day! “A more holistic and basic idea of wanting to incorporate [art] into every part of life, less as an egotistical exercise and more natural somehow. I don’t know how to...
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2014 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 20,000...
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TU’PENCE FOR ME SINS!
How much do pavement artists earn? As a pavement artist, one of the most frequent questions I get asked is “Do you make a living from this?” The Beggars Petition! Arthur Orton 1871© Trustees of the...
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Winston Churchill (1914-1965)
Taming the Black Dog! In 1933, George Orwell described a screever as possibly one of the most interesting characters he had ever encountered. He also told us that on a good day, pavement artists could...
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THE RACKETEERS (1935)
The gangs who terrorised London Pavement Artists! It’s easy to look at the past through rose tinted glasses, painting a romantic picture of the Romany life of the pavement artist, but the reality was...
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The Modern Movement (1964-2015)
No such thing as OLD SCHOOL – NEW SCHOOL. Art moves along a continuum where time is fleeting and styles & fashions change; today’s modern movement in time, will become history. Over the last 50...
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SCREEVER BOOKS (1982-2011)
The Modern Movement To celebrate World Book Day, what better than a blog about pavement art books! Of all the art forms in Christendom, pavement art is the least written about; you can count the number...
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