James Stroudley, A.R.C.A (1906–1985) was an English

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Life and work

James was born on 17 June 1906 and lived in London. He Studied at Clapham School of Art between 1923 and 1927, and then

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1927–30, his teachers included

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. He married the fashion artist, designer and writer Phyllis Stroudley, they had one son. He later married

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(née Thain), they had two sons and one daughter.''Who's Who in Art'' (Art Trade Press, 1984) He died in May 1985, at Wandsworth, London.

Exhibitions

1957 John Moores Liverpool Exhibition, Walker Art Gallery. Dec57 to Jan56. Showed at RA, RBA, RE and elsewhere. Arthur Tooth and Son and Apollinaire Gallery gave him solo shows. An exhibition ''Recent paintings by James Stroudley'' was held at the Reid Gallery, London between 24 August–10 September in 1960.Recent paintings by James Stroudley : 24 August – 10 September 1960. (London: Reid Gallery, 1960)

Collections

Public collections in Bradford, Brighton, Coventry and Rochdale hold examples of his work.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stroudley, James 1906 births 1985 deaths 20th-century English painters English male painters English landscape artists English portrait painters 20th-century English male artists