Overview

• An anonymous artist painted a 10ft mural of Sam Allardyce eating battered orange chips on Union Street on July 17.
• Additional chip-themed pieces—'Beware of the Cob' on High Street and 'The Orange Chip Maker 3000' on Castle Street—appeared by July 18.
• In an ITV News video message, Allardyce said he felt “privileged,” praised the likeness and thanked the unknown artist.
• Dudley Council confirmed it has no record of the creator and that removal of the works is at private owners’ discretion.
• Residents have responded with intrigue and pride as the unsanctioned art spotlights Dudley’s Black Country culinary tradition and local identity.