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Who was Graham Sutherland?

Artist.

Portrait of Graham Sutherland

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/Biography of Graham Sutherland:

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.

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.

Places of Interest:

COVENTRY:

Coventry Cathedral (Tapestry behind Altar)

GLOUCESTERSHIRE:

Nature in Art, Wallsworth Hall

HAMPSHIRE:

City Art Gallery, Southampton

LANCASHIRE:

Bolton Art Gallery
Art Gallery, Bury
City Art Gallery, Manchester

LONDON:

Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon
Tate Britain
National Portrait Gallery

SUSSEX:

Chichester Cathedral
Pallant House, Chichester

WILTSHIRE:

Museum and Art Gallery, Swindon

YORKSHIRE:

Ory Art Gallery, Leeds.

WALES:

Graham Sutherland Gallery, Penrhyn Castle, Bangor
School of Art Gallery and Museum, Aberystwyth.

 

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