Background
John Bolam was born in 1922 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire.
John Bolam was born in 1922 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire.
He originally studied painting at Hornsey School of Art and furniture design at High Wycombe School of Artist
From 1970 to 1983 Bolam was Head of the School of Art at Cambridge College of Arts and Technology.
He subsequently became a member of the Great Bardfield group of artists (named after the village in Essex where many of the members settled).