Henry Harris, Professor of Pathology (1963–1979), Regius Professor of Medicine (1979–1992), Head of Sir William Dunn School of Pathology (1963–1993)
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: The Sir William Dunn School of Pathology

Henry Harris, Professor of Pathology (1963–1979), Regius Professor of Medicine (1979–1992), Head of Sir William Dunn School of Pathology (1963–1993)

Michael Noakes (1933–2018)

The Sir William Dunn School of Pathology

Artist in oil and pencil, notable for portraits and landscapes, born in Brighton, Sussex. He was educated at Downside School, gained his national diploma from Reigate School of Art, also attending Royal Academy Schools. He was for a time president of ROI and a member of RP. Also exhibited at RA, NS, Young Contemporaries, Contemporary Portrait Society, Grosvenor and Upper Grosvenor Galleries, New Grafton Gallery and widely abroad. Noakes made a reputation as a painter of most members of the British royal family together with other leading figures from many aspects of national life. Notable collections holding examples are HM The Queen, for the Royal Collection, Windsor; HRH The Prince of Wales, portrait studies of The Queen and HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and drawings of the Prince of Wales; British Museum; National Portrait Gallery; the House of Commons; and numerous Oxford and Cambridge colleges.

Text source: 'Artists in Britain Since 1945' by David Buckman (Art Dictionaries Ltd, part of Sansom & Company)

Artworks by Michael Noakes

  • Henry Harris, Professor of Pathology (1963–1979), Regius Professor of Medicine (1979–1992), Head of Sir William Dunn School of Pathology (1963–1993)
    Henry Harris, Professor of Pathology (1963–1979), Regius Professor of Medicine (1979–1992), Head of Sir William Dunn School of Pathology (1963–1993) Michael Noakes (1933–2018)
    The Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford
  • Professor Sir Martin Roth, President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (1971–1975)
    Professor Sir Martin Roth, President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (1971–1975) Michael Noakes (1933–2018)
    Royal College of Psychiatrists
  • Sir John Hackett (1910–1997), Principal (1968–1975)
    Sir John Hackett (1910–1997), Principal (1968–1975) Michael Noakes (1933–2018)
    King's College London
  • Frank Thistlewaite, Funding Vice-Chancellor of the University of East Anglia
    Frank Thistlewaite, Funding Vice-Chancellor of the University of East Anglia Michael Noakes (1933–2018)
    Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
  • Keith Broadwell Griffin (b.1938), Fellow (1965–1979), President (1979–1988)
    Keith Broadwell Griffin (b.1938), Fellow (1965–1979), President (1979–1988) Michael Noakes (1933–2018)
    Magdalen College, University of Oxford
  • Sir Arthur Vick (1911–1998)
    Sir Arthur Vick (1911–1998) Michael Noakes (1933–2018)
    Queen's University Belfast
  • Sir Derek Burdick Greenaway (1910–1994), Bt, CBE, TD, JP, DL
    Sir Derek Burdick Greenaway (1910–1994), Bt, CBE, TD, JP, DL Michael Noakes (1933–2018)
    Stationers' Hall
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