William Kempster

William Kempster (1914–1977) was a British artist, best known for his mural British Air Transport, which was commissioned by British Airports Authority in 1969 for Heathrow Airport, London and then displayed in Terminal One until 2015.

William Kempster
Born1914
Died1977 (aged 62–63)
NationalityBritish
Notable work
British Air Transport - The Pioneering Days 1919-1934 (1969)

Early life

William Kempster was born in 1914.[1]

Career
William Kempster's stamp for the 1966 World Cup

With Barry Evans, Kempster painted a mural for the Festival of Britain in 1951.

Also with Evans, he was an illustrator for James Fisher’s The Wonderful World: The Adventure of the Earth We Live On (1954).[2] In addition, he designed a stamp to celebrate the 1966 Football World Cup.[3][4]

Kempster is best known for his mural British Air Transport, which was commissioned by British Airports Authority in 1969 for Heathrow Airport, London and then displayed in Terminal One until 2015. It was unveiled in 1969 by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, and it illustrates pioneer British airlines and a number of well-known pilots. In 2018, it was loaned to the Historic Croydon Airport Trust by the Maas Gallery and transferred to be displayed at Croydon Airport.[1][5][6][7][8]

Death

Kempster died in 1977.[1]

References
  1. "Kempster, William, 1914–1976 | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  2. "The Missive". The Missive. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  3. "Concorde | The British Postal Museum & Archive blog". Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  4. "Worldcup Football Museum 1966" (PDF). The Postal Museum. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  5. "William Kempster ARCA, British 1914-1977- The History of Aviation 1969". auctions.roseberys.co.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  6. Jones, Peter Blundell; Meagher, Mark (2015). Architecture and Movement: the Dynamic Experience of Buildings and Landscapes. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. p. 286. ISBN 9780415725347.
  7. "1969 | 1923 | Flight Archive". www.flightglobal.com. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  8. Insidecroydon (12 January 2018). "Kempster's historic airport mural flies in to Croydon". Inside Croydon. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
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