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Some will have quite obvious connections to disabled people’s lives – a walking stick, some braille or images of disabled people. But we will also be exploring less obvious connections too. Sometimes the significance of an object is its owner; its part in a bigger story, or the way someone with lived experience of disability has responded to it. In this way we hope to broaden the ways that d/Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent stories are told.

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STARWAYS AIRCRAFT G-APZB PAINTING (Painting)

1964

MOL.2011.93.1

ID: A painting of a blue and white 'Starways' airplane in a gold frame. The blue and white plane is flying against a blue sky and white clouds.Peter Spencer, a well-known foot and mouth artist, painted this image of a Starways Viscount aircraft in flight in 1964. Peter had been a pilot during the Second...

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ID: A painting of a blue and white 'Starways' airplane in a gold frame. The blue and white plane is flying against a blue sky and white clouds.

Peter Spencer, a well-known foot and mouth artist, painted this image of a Starways Viscount aircraft in flight in 1964. Peter had been a pilot during the Second World War and lost the use of his arms and hands following an aircraft accident 27 March 1945.

With great dedication, he learned to paint and to draw holding the brush in his mouth. His works were exhibited widely and he was awarded an MBE in 1980 for his human and artistic achievements.

This painting was commissioned by Captain George Leigh, who had attended Wallasey's Oldershaw Grammar School with Peter. It was presented by the directors of Starways, based at Liverpool (Speke) Airport, to their chairman. The painting was kindly donated to the Museum of Liverpool in 2011. It is not currently on display.

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