James Stroudley
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Life and work

James was born on 17 June 1906 and lived in London. He Studied at Clapham School of Art between 1923–27, and then The Royal College of Art 1927-30, his teachers included William Rothenstein
William Rothenstein
Sir William Rothenstein was an English painter, draughtsman and writer on art.-Life and work:William Rothenstein was born into a German-Jewish family in Bradford, West Yorkshire. His father, Moritz, emigrated from Germany in 1859 to work in Bradford's burgeoning textile industry...

 and Allan Gwynne-Jones
Allan Gwynne-Jones
Allan Gwynne-Jones CBE DSO RA was an English painter.Gwynne-Jones was born in Richmond, Surrey. He was educated at Bedales School and then qualified as a solicitor, but never practised. He instead developed a love of art and began painting watercolours...

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He married the fashion artist, designer and writer Phyllis Stroudley, they had one son. He later married Gillian Stroudley
Gillian Stroudley
-Life and work:Gillian Stroudley was born Gillian Thain in Epsom, Surrey in 1925. She studied painting and wood engraving at St. Martin's School of Art between 1945-1951 under the supervision of Gertrude Hermes and Clifford Webb. After graduating, she worked as an art teacher for the Inner London...

(née Thain), they had two sons and one daughter.

He died in May 1985, at Wandsworth, London.

Exhibitions

Showed at RA, RBA, RE and elsewhere. Arthur Tooth and Son and Apollinaire Gallery gave him solo shows. An exhibition Recent paintings by James Stroudley was held at the Reid Gallery, London between August 24-September 10 in 1960.

Collections

Public collections in Bradford, Brighton, Coventry and Rochdale hold examples of his work.
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