Roger Hampson
Roger Hampson | |
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| Born | 1925 Tyldesley, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 1996 Tyldesley, Lancashire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Manchester School of Art |
| Known for | Print-making |
Roger Hampson (1925–1996) was born in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England. He was a teacher, painter and printmaker, taking inspiration from everyday surroundings, people and the industries prevalent in the area where he lived and worked.[1]
Background
Roger Hampson was born in Union Street,
Leigh Grammar School and served in the Royal Navy during World War II.[2] After the war he attended Manchester School of Art
before becoming a teacher.
Career
He spent a short time in
L S Lowry and Harry Rutherford.[3]
He spent most of his life in Tyldesley, an industrial town surrounded by collieries and dominated by Caleb Wright's Barnfield Mills. He moved to the cotton town of Bolton where he became head of Bolton College of Art.
References
Notes
- ^ 20 artworks by or after Roger Hampson, Art UK. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ^ Whittle 2009, p. 4
- ^ Whittle 2009, p. 8
Bibliography
- Whittle, Stephen (2009), Roger Hampson a lost landscape, Gallery Oldham, ISBN 978-0-9550385-5-6
External links
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