Hubert Arthur Finney (1905-1991)

Hugh Finney was a painter, draughtsman, and teacher who trained at Bromley and Beckenham Schools of Art and the Royal College of Art. He won a scholarship to the Royal College of Art in 1927 and took up a travelling scholarship to Rome in 1929. He exhibited at the NEAC from 1927-1934 and his painting Mother and Child was acquired by Carlisle Art Gallery in 1935. During WW2, he worked for the light rescue service of the Civil Defense and taught part-time under Anthony Betts at Reading University. He exhibited at the RA Summer exhibition, the Portrait Society, and The Paris Salon. A large solo exhibition took place at the University of Oxfords Institute of Education in 1964.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 112 pages
Publication date: 01 December 2020
Publisher: Liss Llewellyn

Hugh Finney was a painter, draughtsman, and teacher who trained initially at the Bromley School of Art, where he attended evening classes from 1915, and then at the Beckenham School of Art, where he won a trade scholarship in 1918. He studied painting with Amy Katherine Browning and etching with Eric Gill. Around 1927, he won a scholarship to the Royal College of Art, where he studied under William Rothenstein. Horton, Houthuesen, Ososki, and Freedman were amongst his friends at the college. In 1929, after graduation, he took up a travelling scholarship to Rome, returning to teach part-time at the Chelsea School of Art under Percy Jowett and later Harold Sandys Williamson. From 1927-1934, he exhibited at the NEAC. In 1935, his painting "Mother and Child" was acquired by the Carlisle Art Gallery. During WW2, Finney worked for the light rescue service of the Civil Defense. After the war, he taught part-time under Anthony Betts at Reading University and was in charge of life drawing there when he retired in 1970. Although he was reclusive and reluctant to show his work, he did exhibit at the RA Summer exhibition (in 1950 and 1954) and the Portrait Society and at The Paris Salon. A large solo exhibition took place at the University of Oxford's Institute of Education in 1964.

Weight: 610g
Dimension: 215 x 269 x 12 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781999314521