Roger Hilton
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Roger Hilton CBE
(1911 – 1975) was a pioneer of abstract art in post-war Britain. He was born in 1911 in Northwood, London
and studied at the Slade School of Fine Art
, London under Henry Tonks
and also in Paris, where he developed links with painters on the Continent.
In World War II he served in the Army, part of the time as a Commando, for about three years being a prisoner of war after the Dieppe raid
of 1942. He worked as a schoolteacher for a time after the war, also teaching at Central School of Arts and Crafts, 1954-56.
During the 1950s and 1960s Hilton began to spend more time in west Cornwall, moving there permanently in 1965. In the same year he married Rose Phipps
, 20 years his junior, having divorced his first wife, Ruth David. He became a prominent member of the St. Ives School and gained an international reputation. He won the 1963 John Moores Painting Prize , and was appointed CBE in 1968. By 1974 he was confined to bed as an invalid precipitated in part by alcoholism
. His work became less abstract in his later years, often being based on the nude or images of animals. He died at Botallack
, not far from St Ives, in 1975.
CBE
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(1911 – 1975) was a pioneer of abstract art in post-war Britain. He was born in 1911 in Northwood, London
London
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and studied at the Slade School of Fine Art
Slade School of Fine Art
The Slade School of Fine Art is a world-renownedart school in London, United Kingdom, and a department of University College London...
, London under Henry Tonks
Henry Tonks
Henry Tonks, FRCS was a British draughtsman and painter of figure subjects, chiefly interiors, and a caricaturist...
and also in Paris, where he developed links with painters on the Continent.
In World War II he served in the Army, part of the time as a Commando, for about three years being a prisoner of war after the Dieppe raid
Dieppe Raid
The Dieppe Raid, also known as the Battle of Dieppe, Operation Rutter or later on Operation Jubilee, during the Second World War, was an Allied attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe on the northern coast of France on 19 August 1942. The assault began at 5:00 AM and by 10:50 AM the Allied...
of 1942. He worked as a schoolteacher for a time after the war, also teaching at Central School of Arts and Crafts, 1954-56.
During the 1950s and 1960s Hilton began to spend more time in west Cornwall, moving there permanently in 1965. In the same year he married Rose Phipps
Rose Hilton
Rose Hilton née Phipps, is a painter associated with the St. Ives School. Born in Kent, in 1931, she attended the Royal College of Art in London, winning the Life Drawing and Painting prize as well as the Abbey Minor Scholarship to Rome ....
, 20 years his junior, having divorced his first wife, Ruth David. He became a prominent member of the St. Ives School and gained an international reputation. He won the 1963 John Moores Painting Prize , and was appointed CBE in 1968. By 1974 he was confined to bed as an invalid precipitated in part by alcoholism
Alcoholism
Alcoholism is a broad term for problems with alcohol, and is generally used to mean compulsive and uncontrolled consumption of alcoholic beverages, usually to the detriment of the drinker's health, personal relationships, and social standing...
. His work became less abstract in his later years, often being based on the nude or images of animals. He died at Botallack
Botallack
The Botallack Mine is a former mine in Botallack in west Cornwall, United Kingdom.The village is in a former tin mining area situated between the town of St Just in Penwith and the village of Pendeen....
, not far from St Ives, in 1975.