Visual Arts

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Belvedere Road, South Bank, London

Until 8 Nov · Free

Exhibition

About this event

The much-loved illustrator and author celebrates the 1951 Festival of Britain with a new installation for you to discover across our site. With these illustrations, created as part of our 75th anniversary celebrations, Sir Quentin Blake pays tribute to some of the many legends who have graced our stages over the decades. At the same time, they honour the Londoners of all backgrounds who fill our riverfront each and every day. You can discover illustrations throughout our indoor spaces from February to November, and a procession of Blake’s characters outside the Royal Festival Hall from May. Look out for rock stars, ballet dancers, authors, skaters, parkour athletes, dub poets, jazz singers and heaps more characters waiting to be discovered.