Geoffrey Rhoades

Geoffrey Rhoades (1898–1980) was a British painter and art teacher.

Life

Rhoades was born in London, and was a student at Clapham Art School from 1915 to 1917. After a period in the merchant navy he attended the Slade School from 1919 to 1923 where he was taught by Henry Tonks. He worked on decorative painting for Christopher Hatton Turnor at Stoke Rochford Hall who was opening up the family home to summer schools, in particular for the Workers' Educational Association.

Rhoades then went into teaching, at the Working Men's College in Camden Town, at the request of Percy Horton. From 1953 he taught at the Ruskin School of Art in Oxford, until 1972.

Awards

Art

References

  1. 1 2 Benezit Dictionary of British Graphic Artists and Illustrators, Volume 1
  2. 1 2 3 4 David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain since 1945: M to Z. Art Dictionaries Limited. p. 1336. ISBN 978-0-9532609-5-9.
  3. 1 2 The Artist. Artist Publishing Company, Limited. 1987. p. 46.
  4. ↑ Martin, John. "Turnor, Christopher Hatton (1873–1940)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/36592. (Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)
  5. ↑ "Geoffrey Rhoades - Tate". Tate. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Your Search Results - Search the Collections - Victoria and Albert Museum". Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 27 September 2015.