Dan Jones (human rights education activist)
Dan Jones | |
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Nationality | British |
Known for | Painting, illustration |
Spouse | Denise Jones |
Daniel Elwyn Jones MBE, known as Dan Jones, is a British artist, collector of children's playground songs and human rights campaigner. He is an education advisor for the human rights organisation Amnesty International.
Amnesty International
Jones is one of Amnesty International's longest-term supporters,[1] having assisted Peter Benenson and his father, Elwyn Jones, to help launch Amnesty in 1961 which at the time they believed to be an ambitious one-year campaign.
He was awarded an
Art
Jones has produced paintings, murals, political posters and banners for trade unions and local causes,[4][5] as well as illustrating two books of nursery rhymes, Inky, Pinky, Ponky[6] and Mother Goose comes to Cable Street.[7]
Many of his paintings and
Jones instigated the creation of the Cable Street Mural, whilst Secretary of the Tower Hamlets Trades Council.[9]
He is featured in East End Vernacular, Artists Who Painted London's East End Streets in the 20th Century.[10]
Playground songs
Jones has been an avid collector of children's
Family life
Jones is the son of the artist Pearl "Polly" Binder[4][14] and the barrister and Labour politician, Elwyn Jones. He was educated at Leighton Park School. He has two sisters, Josephine and Lou.[citation needed]
References
- ^ McVeigh, Tracy (29 May 2011). "Amnesty International marks 50 years of fighting for free speech". The Guardian. London.
- ^ "Diplomatic Service and Overseas". BBC News. 15 June 2001. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Amnesty International UK". Facebook. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ a b Author, Gentle. "Dan Jones, Artist". Spitalfields Life. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
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has generic name (help) - ^ Barnett, Adam. "New exhibition by artist Dan Jones explores life in the East End". The Docklands and East London Advertiser. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
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- ^ "Artwork by Dan Jones". London Against Racism. Eastside Community Heritage. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "The Battle of Cable Street". London Mural Preservation Society. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
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- ^ "Race, Games and Play: Black Representation in Childhood". Victoria and Albert Museum. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Subversive rhymes are child's play". The Guardian. London. 16 December 2007. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ Emmy the Great (20 November 2018). "A Sailor Went to Sea Sea Sea". BBC Radio.
- ^ a b Rimella, Chiara (4 April 2014). "Dan Jones: nursery rhyme collector extraordinaire". Eastlondonlines. Retrieved 25 October 2020.