A lively illustrated tour of London in the company of Vic Lee — artist, storyteller and self-confessed ‘ragamuffin from south-east London’.
Based on Vic Lee’s series of prints of London, this book covers a variety of different streets and areas across the city, from Walthamstow Village in the north to Lordship Lane in East Dulwich in the south, from Broadway market in the east to Portobello Road in the west.
Through over twenty different areas, he brings to life the local life and architecture. Interwoven around the places are stories and anecdotes that he has picked up during his research and conversations along the way, as well as some that may or may not be true…
Areas included in the book are:
- Saint Pauls Cathedral
- Soho
- Battersea
- Mayfair
- Portobello Road
- Southbank Centre
- The Tate
- Lambs Conduit Street
- Exmouth market
- Clerkenwell and Shoreditch
- Broadway market
- Kingsland Road
- Columbia Road
- Walthamstow Village
- Stoke Newington
- Islington
- Crouch end
- Clapham
- Dulwich Village
- East Dulwich
- Brixton
- Peckham
- Maida Vale
Created in Vic Lee’s inimitable, intricate illustration style this book is a work of art for lovers of London life and its special places
Vic Lee is an artist and illustrator from London. After many years of working in graphic design, Vic changed directions and began his career in illustration and art in 2010. He has developed a style of work using typography, storytelling and elaborate decoration, predominantly in black and white, that is highly recognizable. Self-taught in illustration, Vic’s artwork has seen him travel the world, hand painting elaborate murals and working on artist collaborations, for some of the world’s biggest brands.
The Corona Diary is Vic’s first book. Very different in look and feel from his commissioned work, the Diary is a continuous journal, unplanned and spontaneous in its illustrating and writing, with stories that merge and develop page by page.
