On This Day 17th February 1980 Graham Sutherland of Streatham died
In 24 August 1903 the artist Graham Vivian Sutherland was born at 8 Pendle Road.
Eldest of the three children of George Humphrey Vivian Sutherland (1873–1952), barrister and civil servant at the Board of Education, and his wife, Elsie Foster (1877–1957).
Technically gifted and endlessly imaginative, Graham Sutherland is one of the 20th century’s most influential and inventive voices, capturing the character of Britain before, during and after the Second World War.
(Sources Rosie Lesso and Roger Berthoud)
In 24 August 1903 the artist Graham Vivian Sutherland was born at 8 Pendle Road.
Eldest of the three children of George Humphrey Vivian Sutherland (1873–1952), barrister and civil servant at the Board of Education, and his wife, Elsie Foster (1877–1957).
Technically gifted and endlessly imaginative, Graham Sutherland is one of the 20th century’s most influential and inventive voices, capturing the character of Britain before, during and after the Second World War.
(Sources Rosie Lesso and Roger Berthoud)
