Turner Contemporary Museum. Architecture.
Turner Contemporary Museum. Architecture.
Nellie Vin ©Photography.
Architect David Chipperfield Margate, UK
Its minimalist white cubes stand on the site of the guesthouse where Turner used to stay.
He loved the views of sea and sky from the windows of that house – and also the attentions of its landlady, a sailor’s widow called Sophia Booth.
For 20 years they were companions, finally living together in Chelsea, where he adopted the name of Admiral Booth to avoid a scandal.
Turner Contemporary Museum. Architecture.
Turner Contemporary Museum. Architecture.
Nellie Vin ©Photography.
Architect David Chipperfield Margate, UK
Its minimalist white cubes stand on the site of the guesthouse where Turner used to stay.
He loved the views of sea and sky from the windows of that house – and also the attentions of its landlady, a sailor’s widow called Sophia Booth.
For 20 years they were companions, finally living together in Chelsea, where he adopted the name of Admiral Booth to avoid a scandal.