Fred Millett

Fred Millett was born in 1920. He studied at the Central School of Art in London.[https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/collections/collections-online/people/item/1997-266 Fred Millett.] London Transport Museum. Retrieved 1 November 2019.

Primarily a muralist and poster artist, Millett's work was exhibited at the Festival of Britain and he was commissioned by London County Council, London Transport, National Westminster Bank, the University of York, and the General Post Office.

Around 1952, Millett painted murals of Autumn, Winter, and Summer at St Crispin's School in Wokingham, Berkshire.{{Cite web|url=https://huningdecorations.co.uk/project/st-crispins-school-wokenham/|title=St Crispins School Wokenham : Huning Decorations|last=|first=|date=|website=huningdecorations.co.uk|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=3 November 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.crispins.co.uk/heritage-mural-restoration/|title=Heritage Mural Restoration|last=|first=|date=|website=St Crispin's - Excellence for all|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=3 November 2019}}

From the middle 1960s, he taught Perception and Communication at the Polytechnic of Central London.

Millett died in 1980.

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• Assembly Hall mural at Danegrove Primary School, East Barnet.{{National Heritage List for England|num=1064765|desc=Danegrove School|access-date=1 November 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.architecture.com/image-library/RIBApix/image-information/poster/oaklands-infant-school-barnet-hertfordshire-the-hall/posterid/RIBA15821.html|title=Oaklands Infant School, Barnet, Hertfordshire: the assembly hall {{!}} RIBA|last=|first=|date=|website=RIBApix|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=3 November 2019}}
• Seasons Murals, St Crispin's School, Wokingham, Berkshire, c. 1952.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-berkshire-20245754/restoration-reveals-school-st-crispin-s-school-murals|title=Restoration reveals school murals|last=|first=|date=7 November 2012|website=BBC News|language=en-GB|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=3 November 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.architecture.com/image-library/RIBApix/image-information/poster/st-crispins-school-wokingham-berkshire-detail-of-mural-depicting-summer-by-fred-millett/posterid/RIBA81947.html|title=St Crispin's School, Wokingham, Berkshire: detail of mural depicting summer by Fred Millett|last=|first=|date=|website=RIBArchitecture.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=3 November 2019}}
• Mosaic tiles at the Locarno Dancehall, now Coventry Central Library, 1958–60.{{Cite web|url=https://www.coventrysociety.org.uk/public-art-in-coventry/fred-millett---locarno.html|title=Fred Millett - Locarno - The Coventry Society|last=|first=|date=|website=www.coventrysociety.org.uk|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=3 November 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dezeen.com/2018/03/27/coventry-postwar-shopping-centre-preservation-heritage-listed-uk-city-culture/|title=Coventry's postwar shopping centre earmarked for preservation|last=Mairs|first=Jessica|date=27 March 2018|website=Dezeen|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=3 November 2019}}

• The Tufted Duck, London Transport, 1962.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/collections/collections-online/artwork/item/1991-86|title=Poster artwork; The tufted duck, by Fred Millett, 1962|last=|first=|date=|website=www.ltmuseum.co.uk|publisher=London Transport Museum|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=3 November 2019}}
• London after Dark, London Transport, 1968.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ltmuseumshop.co.uk/posters/best-sellers/london-after-dark-by-fred-millett-1968-2323|title=London after dark, by Fred Millett, 1968|last=|first=|date=|website=www.ltmuseumshop.co.uk|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=3 November 2019}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.designcurial.com/news/night-shift-at-the-london-transport-museum-4670296/|title=Night Shift at the London Transport Museum - DesignCurial|last=Wright|first=Herbert|date=14 September 2015|website=www.designcurial.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=3 November 2019}}

• Six sculptural relief panels in concrete at Derwent College, University of York, 1965.{{Cite web|url=https://www.york.ac.uk/about/campus/art/|title=Art on campus - About the University, The University of York|last=|first=|date=|website=www.york.ac.uk|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=3 November 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1457040|title=Derwent College, University of York, Heslington - 1457040 {{!}} Historic England|last=|first=|date=|website=historicengland.org.uk|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=3 November 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.architecture.com/image-library/RIBApix/image-information/poster/derwent-college-university-of-york-a-concrete-sculptured-screen-flanking-a-covered-way/posterid/RIBA44698.html|title=Derwent College, University of York: a concrete sculptured screen flanking a covered way {{!}} RIBA|last=|first=|date=|website=RIBApix|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=3 November 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://artcollection.york.ac.uk/artcollection/artwork.jsp?title=0&artist=0&material=concrete&date=0|title=University Art Collection - University of York|last=|first=|date=|website=artcollection.york.ac.uk|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=3 November 2019}}
• Sculpted Wall, Raglan Estate, Camden, 1965.

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