Acrylic on Canvas, 15ft x 6ft
Fred Perry playing Tim Henman Painted by the public, Wimbledon June 2005
Christian Furr was commissioned by Robinsons to produce a commemorative work of Art featuring Tim Henman and Fred Perry for Wimbledon in 2005. The queing public recreated the image on a giant canvas at Wimbledon.
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Christian Furr was on hand with a team of assistants to give out paints, brushes and advice throughout and helped the queue complete the work.

 Christian says: "It's a fantastic idea and we were thrilled by how many people wanted to take part and make their own bit of Wimbledon history." 1000 people were believed to have added to the final work.

Original Oil painting by Christian Furr 5ft x 2ft, Oil on canvas, 2005 now hanging at Britvic Headquarters UK.
Can you spot any famous faces in the crowd?

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