Murals

Walter Hudspith – Untitled, Sunderland

Listing: Unlisted
Condition: Good condition
Material Type: Tile
Building Type: Public Building
Artist / Designer: Walter Hudspith
Owners: Unknown
Date: 1963
Address: Sunderland Museum and Art Gallery, Borough Road, Sunderland SR1 1PP
Local Authority: Sunderland City Council
County: Tyne and Wear
Country: England

The panels, on the rear elevation of the Sunderland Museum, were by Walter Hudspith, then Senior Lecturer at Sunderland College of Art. They were the first examples of public art to be commissioned in Sunderland and were made for the building’s 1962-64 extension; they represent music, art and literature. The panels were restored by Lesley Durbin at the Jackfield Conservation studio in 2000-01 and now look as impressive as ever.