David Attenborough - Sheffield, UK
Posted by: 
dtrebilc
N 53° 22.654 W 001° 28.028
30U E 601967 N 5915367
This mural of naturalist and broadcaster David Attenborough is on the gable end of an estate agent near to Hallam University.
Waymark Code: WMRXX7
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/19/2016
Views: 1
Sheffield, a once heavily industrialised city, has many derelict buildings and has become popular with a number of street artists. Some of their work may be considered pure graffiti, bot others has become popular as pieces of art.
The city has undergone a large amount of redevelopment and in some cases some art work has been commissioned in the city.
While they have been largely anonymous, the fame of the Sheffield artists is growing. Rocket01 was recently commissioned to paint detailed murals of scientist Charles ?Darwin and broadcaster ?David Attenborough and ?while only a small minority can make a living as street artists, the city’s most successful have worked everywhere from Cape Verde islands to Prague and Croatia.
link
Sir David Frederick Attenborough OM CH CVO CBE FRS FLS FZS FSA (/'æt?nb?r?/; born 8 May 1926) is an English broadcaster and naturalist.
He is best known for writing and presenting the nine Life series, in conjunction with the BBC Natural History Unit, which collectively form a comprehensive survey of animal and plant life on the planet. He is also a former senior manager at the BBC, having served as controller of BBC Two and director of programming for BBC Television in the 1960s and 1970s. He is the only person to have won BAFTAs for programmes in each of black and white, colour, HD, and 3D.
link