Percy Horton was born in Brighton and studied at the Brighton School of Art and the Royal College of Art. He was imprisoned as a conscientious objector in the First World War. He taught at the Royal College of Art and was Ruskin Master of Drawing at Oxford from 1949 to 1964, painting portraits and landscapes. In retirement he lived in Lewes.
Percy Horton
Painter and teacher; Ruskin Master of Drawing
- Born
- 8 March 1897, Brighton, Sussex
- Died
- 1970
Where to see their work
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Comrades in Art: Artists Against Fascism, Towner Eastbourne, Eastbourne
Closes Sunday 18 October
Further reading: Wikipedia