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- Born: April 24, 1974
- Birthplace: London
- Alma mater: City & Guilds Art College
- Fact 6: Diagnosed with Autism at age 3
- Born from: West Indian parents http://www.stephenwiltshire.co.uk
- Nickname: The Living Camera http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8YXZTlwT...
- Autistic Savant: Didn't speak his first words until he was 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8YXZTlwT...
- Draws on 5 1/2 yards of paper in detail spending 3 days drawing from memory
- 2001 BBC documentary: Fragments of Genius http://www.wisconsinmedicalsociety.org/s...
- February 15, 2008: ABC News named him Person of the Week. http://www.wisconsinmedicalsociety.org/s...
- May 2005: Stephen produced his longest ever panoramic memory drawing of Tokyo on a 10-meter long canvas within seven days following a short helicopter ride over the city. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Wil...
- September 2006: Stephen opened his permanent gallery in the Royal Opera Arcade, Pall Mall, London. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/thi...
- 2006: Stephen Wiltshire was awarded a Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to art http://www.wisconsinmedicalsociety.org/s...
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The Living Camera:
Nicknamed The Living Camera, Stephen Wiltshire is a talented artist who accurately draws and paints detailed cityscapes completely from his photographic memory. Stephen has an amazing ability where he can view panoramas briefly, and precisely draw intricate details, as if they were blueprints of reality.In 2009, he continued to draw landscapes and cityscapes. He's drawn everything from the city of London to Tokyo, Japan, completely from memory. His most valued work sells for as much as £150,000, which is a painting of Times Square at night (oil on board). Stephenwiltshire.co.uk: Times Square at night (oil on board) In 2006 Stephen was awarded an MBE for services to the art world. His work has been featured in museum collections, and has made him a famous artist worldwide.
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Early Life
At age three he was diagnosed as autistic, and didn't speak as a child until he turned five when he attended the Queensmill School in London where he became passionate about drawing. In school Stephen communicated primarily through his drawings of animals, London buses, and buildings.When Stephen turned eight, he started to draw cityscapes and became obsessed with drawing classic American cars, and would draw London landmarks.Stephenwiltshire.co.uk: Stephen Wiltshire Bio
Stephen's Books
Stephen has produced 3 books:- Cities (J.M. Dent & Sons, London, 1989)
- Floating Cities (Summit Books, New York, 1991) which became a bestseller in England and featured his drawings of Amsterdam, Venice, Leningrad, and Moscow.
- Stephen Wiltshire's American Dream (Michael Joseph, London, 1993) which focused on U.S. architecture and desert landscapes in Arizona.
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Stephen Wiltshire: The Human Camera
Stephen Wiltshire is known as the "Human Camera" or "Living Camera." This is an excerpt from the film Beautiful Minds: A Voyage into the Brain, where Wiltshire takes a helicopter journey over Rome and then draws a panoramic view of what he saw, completely from memory.
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Stephen Wiltshire Links Powered by Google
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The Stephen Wiltshire Gallery - Drawings, paintings and prints
Drawings, paintings and prints from Stephen Wiltshirestephenwiltshire.co.uk -
Stephen Wiltshire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stephen Wiltshire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaen.wikipedia.org -
Stephen Wiltshire - Prodigious Drawing Ability and Visual Memory ...
Stephen Wiltshire - Prodigious Drawing Ability and Visual Memory | Wisconsin Medical Societywisconsinmedicalsociety.org
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Stephen Wiltshire - Person of the week
Stephen appeared on ABC News Good Morning America on the 13th of February 2008. Stephen wowed the viewers with a quick sketch of Piccadilly Circus after a 10 minutes glimpse of the landmark. Stephen has also been named as Person of The Week on ABC World News with Charles Gibson. Nick Watt and Olivia Sterns reports.
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Stephen Wiltshire News
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PM'S WIFE CELEBRATES WORK OF AUTISM CHARITIES
I want to see people such as campaigner Kevin Healey and artist Stephen Wiltshire celebrated for their contribution to life in this country. ... (December 11, 2009)Community Newswire -
Burst pipes can be a £15000 holiday horror
Marion, a widow who lives near Trowbridge, Wiltshire and is insured with Fortis through broker RIAS, says: 'The insurer sent someone round two days later. ... (December 19, 2009)Daily Mail -
Vtesse to test government's 2mbps broadband promise
The Wiltshire trial complements a joint Vtesse/Virgin Media fibre-based project in Cornwall to deliver ultrafast broadband services to residents in Upper ... (December 18, 2009)ComputerWeekly.com -
2 OAPS HELD AFTER CARE HOME DEATHS
A Wiltshire Police spokesman said: "A 91-year-old woman was found dead and her next of kin have been informed. "The circumstances surrounding this incident ... (December 17, 2009)Mirror.co.uk
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Mahalo Answers for Stephen Wiltshire
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Does the old Stephen Bishop song "On And On" insulting to Jamaicans? Women in particular? 1 AnswerWhoa, Joey, why do you think that? Geez, I hadn't thought of that song for a long time - I really liked it when it came out. I don't think he is even necessar... read more -
Jon Stewart or Stephen Colbert? 12 AnswersWhen you think about it... they are both great, talented and funny guys! They each have created a style that is unique in news satire. http://z.about.com/d/po... read more
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Stephen Wiltshire Blogs
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Stephen Wiltshire sketches Manhattan skyline from memory « Simon ...
Thanks to Wes Blackmore who blogged it earlier this week I have been enjoying live video of British artist Stephen Wiltshire who is currently hard at work sketching the Manhattan skyline as a panorama, using only his memory as refere...simon.co.za -
Freespace: Beautiful minds: Stephen Wiltshire
Astonishing The one thing I would challenge is the term "beautiful mind." Wiltshire's ability is breathtaking, to be sure, but the capacity to forget, and to not be fixated by tedious detail, is crucial to the function of a normal... (December 10, 2009)sandefur.typepad.com -
stephen wiltshire draws manhattan skyline from memory
british artist stephen wiltshire is currently attempting to draw the manhattan skyline from memory. since monday october 26th wiltshire began filling in an 18 foot canvas at the pratt institute, brooklyn. the drawing is expected to ...designboom.com -
Stephen Wiltshire: The Human Camera
Hopefully Mr. Wiltshire will make it to Hong Kong one of these days and put what he sees in a helicopter ride to paper in similar fashion. (December 15, 2009)randomartworkshop.com
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