Stanley Warren
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Stanley Warren (born 1917 - died February 20, 1992), a bombardier of the 15th Regiment of the Royal Regiment of Artillery was known for the Changi Murals he painted at a chapel during his internment in Changi prison in Singapore during World War II.
His five murals on the walls of St Luke's Chapel depicts the biblical scenes of the Nativity, the Ascension, Crucifixion, Last Supper and Saint Luke in prison. He was born in England and was an artist before the war.
The murals were discovered in 1958 and a search was made to find the artist. Warren, who by that time was an art teacher at the Sir William Collins School now South Camden Community School in London, had thought that the murals had been destroyed, but was shown a photograph of one of his murals in the Daily Mirror by a colleague at school. He was brought out to Singapore and restored the murals on several trips to Singapore.
On 20 February 1992, Stanley died in his home in Dorset, England.
Reference:
Stubbs, P.W. (2003). The Changi Murals: The story of Stanley Warren's war. Singapore: Landmark Books. (ISBN 981-3065-84-2)
