Timeline

1922

Born in London, UK

1934

Attended evening classes in art at local LCC adult education centres in Pimlico and Southwark, though under age, with the generous encouragement of the teacher Mr. Smith, London, UK

1936

Attended evening classes in art at Westminter School of Art, Vincent Square (teachers included Mark Gertler and Bernard Meninsky) and St Martins' s School of Art (teachers included William Roberts), London, UK

1938

Started studying painting at the Royal Academy Schools, London, UK

1948 - 1951

Continued studying at the Royal Academy Schools and the Slade School of Art, London, UK

1952

Instructor, Central School of Arts and Crafts, London, UK
Founded the Independent Group with Paolozzi

1953 - 1966

Lecturer, Fine Art Department, King' s College, University of Durham (later University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne), Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK

1957 - 1961

Instructor of Interior Design, Royal College of Art, London, UK

1960

Recipient, William and Noma Copley Award

1962

Interviewed Marcel Duchamp for BBC TV, Monitor programme
First showed Pop paintings, with Hockney, Kitaj and Peter Blake

1966

Finished reconstruction of the Large Glass and presented it with all the studies in the Hatton Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK

1969

Recipient, joint first prize (with Mary Martin) in John Moores exhibition, Liverpool, UK

1970

Recipient, Talens Prize International

1991

Delivered the William Townsend Memorial Lecture on The Hard Copy Problem at University College, London, UK

2011

Died in Oxfordshire, UK