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Carla Feric

Mural created to honour artist Joseph Loughborough after death aged 44

Ben Slow has created a mural honouring his friend and fellow artist Joseph Loughborough (@oldskoolpaul/PA) -

Ben Slow has said he created a mural honouring his late friend and fellow artist Joseph Loughborough to “try to make sense” of his sudden death last year.

Slow, 42, spent nine days painting the large mural of Loughborough in his home city of Portsmouth as a tribute to the artist, following his death in June 2025 aged 44, just weeks after being diagnosed with cancer.

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