John Armstrong ARA
Untitled (Still Life), 1958
Biography |
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| 1893 | Born in Hastings, Sussex |
| 1913-14 | St John's Wood School of Art |
| 1914-18 | War service. Commissioned in the Royal Field Artillery. Served in Egypt and Macedonia. |
| 1920s-30s | Mural paintings |
| 1920s-50s | Designer for theatre |
| 1933 | Mural panels for Shell-Mex House |
| 1935-39 | Head of Costume at Denham Studios for Korda films |
| 1940-44 | War artist on the Home Front |
| 1945 | Poster for Labour Party election campaign |
| Moved to Lamorna, Cornwall | |
| 1951 | Mural for Telecinema, Festival of Britain |
| 1953-55 | Mural for the Council Chamber, Bristol Countil House |
| 1955 | Returned to London |
| 1961-63 | Mural for Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, Surrey |
| 1966 | Elected A.R.A. |
| 1973 | Died, London |
Selected Solo Exhibitions |
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| 1928 & '29 | Leicester Galleries, London |
| 1938, '45, '47, '51 | Lefevre Gallery, London |
| 1957 | Leicester Galleries, London |
| 1963 | Molton and Lords Gallery, London |
| 1964 | Shell-Mex House, London |
| 1975 | Memorial exhibition, Royal Academy and Arts Council, London; and on tour to City Museum and Art Gallery, Plymouth; Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 1977 | Fermoy Gallery, King's Lynn; The Minories, Colchester; The New Art Centre, London |
| 1984 | New Grafton Gallery, London |
| 1989 | Mundy and Philo, London |
Selected Group Exhibitions |
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| 1934 | Unit One, Mayor Gallery; and on tour |
| 1950 | Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, 'Painters' Progress' |
| 1951 | Festival of Britain, London, '60 Paintings for '51' |
| 1953 | Tate Gallery, London, 'Figures in a Setting' |
| 1956 | Tate Gallery, London, 'The Seasons' |
| 1958 | Tate Gallery, London, 'The Religious Theme' |
| 1965 | Marlborough Fine Art, London, 'Art in Britain 1930-40' |
Selected Collections |
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| Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums | |
| Arts Council of Great Britain | |
| Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery | |
| Bolton Museums & Art Gallery | |
| Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery | |
| Bury Art Gallery & Museum | |
| The Courtauld Collection | |
| Darlington Library | |
| Ferens Art Gallery, Hull | |
| Glasgow Museums Resource Centre | |
| Government Art Collection | |
| Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Preston | |
| The Hepworth Wakefield | |
| Imperial War Museums | |
| The Ingram Collection of Modern British and Contemporary Art | |
| Kirklees Museums and Galleries | |
| Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne | |
| Leeds City Art Gallery | |
| Manchester City Art Gallery | |
| Middlesborough Institute of Modern Art | |
| National Museum Wales | |
| National Trust | |
| Newport Museum and Art Gallery | |
| Pallant House Gallery, Chichester | |
| Penlee House Gallery & Museum, Penzance | |
| Portsmouth City Museum & Art Gallery | |
| The Postal Museum | |
| RAF Museum, Hendon | |
| Royal Academy of Arts | |
| Scarborough Art Gallery | |
| Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art | |
| Sheffield Museums | |
| Tate | |
| University of Hull Art Collection | |
| Victoria Art Gallery, Bath | |
| Wellcome Collection, London | |
| Wolverhampton City Art Gallery | |
| Yokohama Museum of Art, Japan | |
| York Art Gallery | |
