1898

Born in London. Educated at Dulwich College

1915 – 17

Studied at Clapham Art School

1917 – 19

Served in the Mercantile Marine as a wireless operator

1919 – 23

Student at the Slade School under Professor Tonks

1925 – 27

Lived and worked at Stoke Rochford House, Lincolnshire. Completed several
murals as well as portraits, landscapes and drawings

1929

Introduced to the Rothenstein family and became a particular friend of Michael

1928 – 36

Teacher at the Working Man’s College, Crowndale Road, Camden Town, London

1934

Married Joan Jenner

1930 – 45

Art Master at Bishop’s Stortford College

1938

Birth of son, Peter

1939 – 45

Association with the Great Bardfield group of artists, Bawden, Ravilious, etc.

1953 – 72

Tutor at the Ruskin School of Art, University of Oxford

1960’s

Teacher of art therapy classes at St John’s Hospital, Stone, Buckinghamshire

1980

Death from cancer