John Armstrong:
Suggested Decoration for The Pleasures of Living mural, Shell Centre, circa 1961
Framed (ref: 5361)
Signed and inscribed with title and measurements
Gouache
6 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. (17.2 x 40 cm)
Tags: John Armstrong gouache leisure murals 1.Master Designs Thirty Royal Academicians
Provenance: Private Collection
The Pleasure of Living mural at Shell Centre London was conceived by Armstrong circa 1961. Shell Centre was constructed in 1961, to a design by Sir Howard Robertson and was one of the first London office towers to exceed the height of the Victoria Tower of the Palace of Westminster. It occupies part of the site cleared for the 1951 Festival of Britain.