Sir Stanley Spencer

Type Other Plaque
Subject Person
Plaque Unknown
Location Fernlea, High Street, Cookham, Berkshire, SL6 9SJ. — View on Google Maps
Status Current
Reference PQ-0033
Volume Blue Plaques
Collection Plaques

Summary

One of the leading British artists of the interwar period. Born and lived at Fernlea, High Street, Cookham. Image: NPG x131183 © National Portrait Gallery.
Name:Sir Stanley Spencer CBE RA
Born:30 June 1891
Place:Cookham
Died:14 December 1959
Profession:Artist
Educated:Educated at home by his sisters. Eventually, Slade School of Fine Art, London
Famous for:Well known for his paintings depicting Biblical scenes occurring as if in Cookham, including The Resurrection, Cookham. Also his WWII paintings of shipbuilding in Port Glasgow.
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Images

24 Dec 1959 Maidenhead Adveriser
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