Painter, printmaker, illustrator and teacher, born in St Albans, Hertfordshire, he studied privately and acquired his artistic training from his father, Wyndham Hughes, who was a specialist in ecclesiastical decoration and stained glass. Christopher Hughes served at Marlborough College, 1920–46, as art master. Exhibited RA, Foyles Gallery, Walker’s Galleries and in the west of England. Lived at Marlborough, Wiltshire.
Text source: 'Artists in Britain Since 1945' by David Buckman (Art Dictionaries Ltd, part of Sansom & Company)