Arthur Henry Knighton-Hammond (18 September 1875 – 28 February 1970) was born in Arnold,

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artist best known for landscapes, society portraits and industrial paintings. Knighton-Hammond used a variety of styles but is most famous as a

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Early life

Hammond was born at Church Street, Arnold, Nottingham, the son of William Hammond (1829-1901), who ran a furniture and general hardware shop, and Mary (1833-1906), née Knighton. He adopted his mother's maiden surname as a middle name in 1912, then added it to his surname by deed poll in 1933. Hammond spent his early years in Arnold and

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. Hammond left school aged 11 and worked in his brother's grocery store before indenturing as a watchmaker's apprentice one year later. Hammond studied at the Nottingham School of Art in the evenings and left his apprenticeship after 4½ years, six months short of completing his apprenticeship, to study full-time. In 1902, he married Winifred Annie Reeves; they had two children, Marjorie and Dorothy. In 1927, he married Emmeline Low; they had two children, Mary and John. In 1933 in the

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, he married Mrs Iris Benson, whom he had known since 1924.

Career

Knighton-Hammond was commissioned by the Dow Chemical Company in 1920–1921 to produce paintings and lived in

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. He lived in Europe from 1922–1931. He lived in England from 1932–1970. Knighton-Hammond was elected a member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours,

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, the

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Public galleries

Knighton-Hammond's work is on display at the National Portrait Gallery, London, the

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, the National Museum of Belgrade, and the Centre Georges-Pompidou, Paris.

Biography

* Peter Norris, ''Arthur Henry Knighton-Hammond'' (1994)

References

External links

National Portrait Gallery
London
Arthur Henry Knighton-Hammond Artwork Library

Art UK
{{DEFAULTSORT:Knighton-Hammond, Arthur Henry 19th-century English painters English male painters 20th-century English painters 1875 births 1970 deaths People from Arnold, Nottinghamshire Alumni of Nottingham Trent University 19th-century English male artists 20th-century English male artists