Ref NoBSUCA/SL/1/9
CollectionStewart Lee Collection
TitlePaint the stars
Name of creatorCore Arts
Date1998
Extent5 items
DescriptionVarious material related to the 1998 'Paint the Stars' exhibition at Guildhall London which featured portraits of some of the UK's best known comedians, including Stewart Lee. Includes 2 programmes, flyers and a poster. The artists creating the work for the exhibition were largely untrained and were mental health patients, using art as a form of therapy.
PhysicalDescriptionflyers, programmes, printed material
Admin historyStewart Lee is a stand-up comedian and writer. He began his comedy career as a student in the 1980s, was part of a comedy duo with Richard Herring known as 'Lee & Herring', and has regularly toured and performed on television as a solo perfomer since 1994. He has written for radio, television, newspapers, magazines, and book publications, and co-wrote a musical 'Jerry Springer: The Opera' with Richard Thomas in 2005.
Access conditionsThis material is available for consultation at the University of Kent's Special Collections & Archives reading room, Templeman Library, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NU (specialcollections@kent.ac.uk).
CopyrightMaterial within the archive may remain within copyright under the terms of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Special Collections & Archives staff will assist where possible in helping trace copyright holders, but it is ultimately the responsibility of users to obtain the permission of the copyright holder for reproduction of copyright material for uses other than research or private study.
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