Graham Sutherland
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Who was Graham Sutherland? Artist.

Date and Place of Birth: 24th August 1903, London, England.

Family Background: The son of a lawyer and civil servant.

Education: Goldsmiths' College of Art, London.

Chronology:

1937: Moved to the White House in Kent.

1954: The controversial portrait of Winston Churchill is painted. (Later to be destroyed by Churchill's wife after his death).

Marriage: 1927 to Kathleen Barry.

Places of Interest:

COVENTRY:

Coventry Cathedral (Tapestry behind Altar)

Date and Place of Death: 17th February 1980, London, England.

Age at Death: 76.

Site of Grave: Churchyard at Trottiscliffe, Kent after a private
service at a Roman Catholic Seminary in West Malling.