Painter and sculptor. Born John Rattenbury Skeaping in South Woodford, Essex. He studied at Goldsmith's College, the Central School of Arts and Crafts and later at the Royal Academy. In 1924 he won the British Prix de Rome. He was a member of the London Group 1928-34, joined the Seven and Five Society in 1932 and later worked for a period in Mexico. Elected to the Royal Academy in 1960. He was the first husband of Barbara Hepworth who is with him in this c.1928 photo.
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John Skeaping
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St Augustine statue
Note the bee on the wall below his feet. Bees are associated with Saint Ambro...
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Sir Luke Fildes
Illustrator and portrait painter. Born Samuel Luke Fildes at 22 Standish Street, Liverpool. He became known as a woodcut designer for magazines such as 'The Graphic', the first issue of which inclu...
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Cicely Mary Barker
Illustrator. Born at West Croydon. An epilepsy sufferer, she was housebound for most of her youth. In this time she showed a talent for drawing, and the first of her many books 'Flower Fairies of t...
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Sir David Low
Cartoonist and caricaturist. Born David Alexander Cecil Low in Dunedin, New Zealand. He worked for several newspapers, before coming to London and joining the 'Star'. In 1927 he moved to the Evenin...
2 memorials
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