Art for the People, Not Just the Elite ; Cafe Society Is Bringing Art to a Suburb of Liverpool, Thanks to the Sculptor Tom Murphy. David Charters Reports
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THE sculptor believes with the passion which shapes his work that art lives on the street.
It is in the stoop of the old and the smiles of the young, who form the congregations of our time, at the bus-stops in the tube stations and on the rain-darkened pavements.See the full content of this document
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Art for the People, Not Just the Elite ; Cafe Society Is Bringing Art to a Suburb of Liverpool, Thanks to the Sculptor Tom Murphy. David Charters Reports
And where better to watch this often crazy, occasionally sad, sometimes happy, always interesting, parade of life than from behind the window of a cafe, while clasping a mug of coffee or tea.
That is why Tom Murphy, celebrated for his sculptures of such figures as Noel Chavasse, Dixie Dean, Bill Shankly, John Lennon and the Moores brothers, is later this month opening the Liverpool Art Cafe.Obviously he hopes it will play its part in the...See the full content of this document
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