Biographies

Gilbert Spencer (1893 – 1979) The younger brother of Stanley Spencer, he was born at Cookham in Berkshire. He studied at the Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts and at the Royal College of Art, concluding his studies at the Slade School under and . He became a member of the New English Art Club in 1919 and held several academic posts as a professor of painting, including Head of the Painting Department at Camberwell. Brown Tonks