Grayson Perry, the potter, was born and grew up in Essex - in Bicken Acre, Great Bardfield and Chelmsford. He won the Turner Prize in 2002 and is also famous for being a transvestite. He has recently started making documentaries. He lives in London with his wife and daughter.
Memory Maps: Grayson Perry's autobiography by Wendy Jones
Grayson Perry, the potter, was born and grew up in Essex - in Bicken Acre, Great Bardfield and Chelmsford. Wendy Jones met Grayson in 1999 at a therapy group. They became f…
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Talking about drawing
Many creative people have stressed the importance of drawing for their work in other media. These quotations give an idea of the function and importance of drawing in their…
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A gift in your will
You may not have thought of including a gift to a museum in your will, but the V&A is a charity and legacies form an important source of funding for our work. It is not just the great collectors and the wealthy who leave legacies to the V&A. Legacies of all sizes, large and small, make a real difference to what we can do and your support can help ensure that future generations enjoy the V&A as much as you have.
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Quilts 1700 - 2010 Hidden Histories
Quilts evoke the past - they stimulate our earliest memories of security and comfort and resonate with historical and cultural references challenging …
Buy nowEvent - European Traditional Jewellery
Wed 12 June 2013 13:00
LUNCHTIME LECTURE: Join Jane Perry, visiting scholar at the V&A and author of 'Traditional Jewellery in Nineteenth-century Europe', for an insight into traditional jewellery.
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