The Derby
The Derby
HECTOR McDONALD SUTTON (1903-1992)
The Derby
Signed u.l.: HMcSUTTON Gouache
31 by 48.5 cm., 12 by 19 in. (frame size 52 by 70 cm., 20 by 27 in.)
Sutton was born in Walsall Wood, Staffordshire and studied at Southport and Liverpool Schools of Art before going on to the Royal College of Art. Between 1928-1937, he assisted Alfred Kingsley Lawrence, one of his tutors at the Royal College of Art, to complete the Bank of England Murals. Working as a painter, mural artist, print maker and later sculptor, Sutton exhibited at the Royal Academy and in the provenances. He held a number of teaching posts, becoming the first principal of Mansfield College of Art and was adviser to Nottinghamshire Education Committee. This early poster design dates to the 1920s or early 1930s.
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 The Derby Signed u.l.: HMcSUTTON Gouache 31 by 48.5 cm., 12 by 19 in. (frame size 52 by 70 cm., 20 by 27 in.) Sutton was born in Walsall Wood, Staffordshire and studied at Southport and Liverpool Schools of Art before going on to the Royal College of Art. Between 1928-1937, he assisted Alfred Kingsley Lawrence, one of his tutors at the Royal College of Art, to complete the Bank of England Murals. Working as a painter, mural artist, print maker and later sculptor, Sutton exhibited at the Royal Academy and in the provenances. He held a number of teaching posts, becoming the first principal of Mansfield College of Art and was adviser to Nottinghamshire Education Committee. This early poster design dates to the 1920s or early 1930s.){kind=link}