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/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.
