John Strevens was born in London. He was mostly self taught but did attend classes at the Regent Street Polytechnic and Heatherley’s School of Art. To support his painting Strevens worked in an illustration studio near Fleet Street. In 1943 he had his first one-man show, after which he exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy. the Paris Salon and with the Royal Society of Portrait Painters.. He is best known for his portraiture – sitters included Winston Churchill and Princess Elizabeth.

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Glossary

  • Painting

    Work of art made with paint on a surface. Often the surface, also called a support, is a tightly stretched piece of canvas, paper or a wooden panel. Painting involves a wide range of techniques and materials, along with the artist's intellectual concerns effecting the content of a work.