Michael Noakes
Michael Noakes | |
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Born | 28 October 1933 UK |
Died | 30 May 2018 |
Occupation(s) | Artist, portrait painter |
Spouse(s) | Vivien Langley (m. 1960-2011; her death); 3 children |
Michael Noakes (28 October 1933 – 30 May 2018)[1][2] was an English artist and portrait painter.[3]
He was educated at
He was a Member of the
He received a platinum disc for his sleeve design for the record
He painted President Clinton, making preparatory studies with the President in the Oval Office – one of only very few painters to have been given such access to any President of the United States – and Pope Benedict XVI. Michael Noakes spent much of 1999 with the Queen, making sketches, paintings and drawings for the book The Daily Life of the Queen: An Artist's Diary, written by his late wife Vivien (died 2011), published September 2000.[4] Somerville College, Oxford is in possession of some of his portraits.
References
- ^ Profile Archived 2014-04-09 at archive.today, debretts.com; accessed 9 April 2014.
- ^ Michael Noakes, painter – obituary The Daily Telegraph, 4 June 2018.
- ^ a b Michael Noakes profile Archived 2009-08-26 at the Wayback Machine, Royal Society of Portrait Painters website; accessed 9 April 2014.
- ^ a b Michael Noakes official website Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine; accessed 9 April 2014.
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External links
- 65 artworks by or after Michael Noakes at the Art UK site
- Michael Noakes profile, National Portrait Gallery; accessed 9 April 2014.
- Profile, Debretts People of Today; accessed 11 April 2014.