1913 Born 27 October, London
1930-34 Studies art in Newcastle
1939-43 Serves in the Auxiliary Fire Service
1943-45 Appointed an Official War Artist in the Far East
1947-48 Travels in Europe
1948 Solo Exhibition, St George’s Gallery, London
Takes teaching post at Edinburgh
1950 Exhibits at Festival of Britain
1954 First exhibition at Roland, Browse & Deblanco
1954 Exhibits in William Buckle’s Diaghilev exhibition
1955 Returns to London, takes teaching post at Chelsea College of Art
1955 Features in Eric Newton’s Critics Choice publication
1956 Starts teaching at Royal College of Art
1956 Exhibits in the Observer Film Exhibition
1957 Second exhibition at Roland Browse & Delbanco
Moves to Pembroke Studios
1959 Third exhibition at Roland Browse & Delbanco
1960 Elected Associate of the Royal Academy
1963 Marries Jocelyn Rickards
1965 Fourth exhibition at Roland Browse & Delbanco
1966 Curates room of Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
1966-67 Awarded Churchill Fellowship
1969 A Patriot for Me at Lincoln Centre, New York
Elected Royal Academician
1969 A Patriot for Me, Roland Browse & Delbanco
1971 Exhibits at State University of New York
Moves into Pembroke Villas with Roxanne Wruble
Joins War Artists Advisory Committee of Imperial War Museum
1973 Undertakes mural Commission for Unilever House
1974 First exhibition at Fine Art Society
1975 Exhibits at Touchstone Gallery, New York
1977 Exhibits at Oldham Art Gallery
1978 Second exhibition at Fine Art Society
Retires from teaching at Royal College of Art
Exhibits at Galerie de Beerenburght, Holland
1981 Awarded OBE
1983 Third exhibition at Fine Art Society
1987-88 Undertakes mural commission for Lambeth Palace Chapel
1988 Southampton Art Gallery
1989-1990 Retrospective at Imperial War Museum
Fourth exhibition at Fine Art Society
1990 Fifth exhibition at Fine Art Society
1993 80th birthday exhibition at Fine Art Society
1994 Marries Roxanne Wruble
2002 Interviewed on Desert Island Discs
2003 90th birthday exhibition at Fine Art Society
2008 95th birthday exhibition at Fine Art Society
2012 Dies on 21st February
Public Collections
Arts Council England
National Portrait Gallery
Imperial War Museum
Government Art Collection
Tate
York Museums Trust
Birmingham City Art Gallery
University of Nottingham.