Timeline

1914

Born in Barnes, UK

1933 - 1939

Trained as an architectural draughtsman

1941 - 1944

Pilot in Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy

1944 - 1949

Returned to work for architect Rodney Thomas, London

1947 - 1952

Produced textile, furniture, and architectural designs

1947

First mobile shown at Building Trades Exhibition

1949

Small mobile for the window of Gimpel Fils, London, as part of a mixed exhibition

1950

First one-man show at Gimpel Fils, London

1953

One of the 12 semi-finalists for The Unknown Political Prisoner International Sculpture Competition

1956

Won the International Prize for Sculpture, XXVIII Biennale, Venice

1958

Moved to Lypiatt Park

1959

Won first prize, III Concorso Internazionale del Bronzetto, Padua

1961

Exhibited hors concours at VI Bienal de São Paulo, Brazil

Took part in a sculpture project for Italsider S.p.A, Genoa with Alexander Calder and David Smith for the Festival dei Due Monde, Rome

1962

Prize winner at VII Esposizione di Bianco e Nero, Lugano

Artist in residence for a term at Ontario College of Art, Toronto

1964

Appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (CBE)

1965

Elected member of the Academia di San Luca, Rome

1968

Environmental sculpture for Milan Esposizione Triennale

1988

Invited by the Director of the XLIII Venice Biennale to contribute Back to Venice for a special international sculpture survey

Appointed to the Order of Andres Bello, First Class, Venezuela

1993

Created Commandeur, Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, France

1995

Created Associate, Academie Royale de Belgique

Honorary Fellow, Cheltenham & Gloucester College of Higher Education

1998

Honorary Fellow, Bath Spa University College, Bath

2001

Elected Senior Royal Academician, Royal Academy of Arts, London

2003

Died on April 25, at Lypiatt Park, buried there in the Pinetum

2004

Awarded the Goldhill Award for Sculpture, Royal Academy of Arts