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Market Scene ('East End' Series)

John Allin (1934–1991)

Ben Uri Gallery & Museum

Market Scene

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tapering structure on top of a building

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chimney pot
clothing
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shop
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street
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Self-taught artist John Allin made his mark within what is today considered the Folk/Outsider Art movement in Britain, adopting a naive style and drawing on memories of his East End childhood to capture a fast-disappearing era. Unusually in this scene, there are no precise street names but Allin conjures up a vibrant East End Market Scene bustling with lively stalls and shops – many with Jewish names, such as Mrs Levitt’s famous shoe shop – selling everything including food, clothing, footwear, crockery and wallpaper, suggesting that this is the famous Petticoat Lane Market area, based at Wentworth Street and Middlesex Street in Spitalfields, and still extant today.

Ben Uri Gallery & Museum

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Title

Market Scene

Date

1975

Medium

lithograph on paper

Measurements

H 48.5 x W 66 cm

Accession number

1987-6vi

Acquisition method

presented by Jonathan Stone, 1977

Work type

Print

Signature/marks description

Signed and dated (lower right): John Allin 75

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John Allin

1934–1991

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