Francis Vernon Willey (b.1884), Lord Barnby, Fellow of the Textile Institute
© the artist. Image credit: University of Bradford Permanent Art Collection

Francis Vernon Willey (b.1884), Lord Barnby, Fellow of the Textile Institute

John Walton (b.1925)

University of Bradford Permanent Art Collection

Portrait painter and teacher, born in Birkenhead, Cheshire. He studied at Ruskin School of Drawing, Oxford, under Albert Rutherston, 1944–5, then at Slade School of Fine Art, under Randolph Schwabe, 1945–9. Was elected RP in 1976, also showing at RA and Paris Salon. He was principal of Heatherley School of Fine Art. Lived in Radlett, Hertfordshire.

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

Artworks by John Walton

  • Francis Vernon Willey (b.1884), Lord Barnby, Fellow of the Textile Institute
    Francis Vernon Willey (b.1884), Lord Barnby, Fellow of the Textile Institute John Walton (b.1925)
    University of Bradford
  • Stuart Thorne, Tailor and Beekeeper
    Stuart Thorne, Tailor and Beekeeper John Walton (b.1925)
    Royal Society of Portrait Painters People's Portraits collection at Girton College, University of Cambridge
  • Stuart John Carne, CBE, President of the Royal College of General Practitioners (1988–1991)
    Stuart John Carne, CBE, President of the Royal College of General Practitioners (1988–1991) John Walton (b.1925)
    Royal College of General Practitioners
  • Herbert George Mullard (d.1976)
    Herbert George Mullard (d.1976) John Walton (b.1925)
    Christ's Hospital of Abingdon
  • Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Michael Beetham, GCB, CBE, DFC, AFC, DL, FRAeS
    Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Michael Beetham, GCB, CBE, DFC, AFC, DL, FRAeS John Walton (b.1925)
    Royal Air Force Museum
  • Sir Rodney Sweetnam (1927–2013)
    Sir Rodney Sweetnam (1927–2013) John Walton (b.1925)
    Hunterian Museum
  • Sir Reginald Murley (1916–1997)
    Sir Reginald Murley (1916–1997) John Walton (b.1925)
    Hunterian Museum

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