Background
He was born in the district of Basford, Nottingham.
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John Kirby
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He studied art at the Salde School in London.
Career
Nothing is known of his early life. Also unknown is when and why he came to live in this particular area but he seems to have spent most of his life in Stansted, Essex. In nearby Bishop"s Stortford, he portrayed many ordinary people and local characters in their working environment.
One of his earliest "local" works was the "The Landlord of the Chequers".
"This was to be the first of nine paintings he had shown at the Royal Academy between 1931 and 1945, perhaps the most "famous" of which was "The Week"s Ration", painted in the early years of the war and featuring another local man, Charles J. Woodford, standing at the counter of his butchers shop in Dane Street."
Because he had exhibited paintings at the Royal Academy former historians mistakenly added the initials "Research Associate" (Royal Academician) to his name. He also exhibited his work in Paris and New New York
lieutenant seems he has continued living in Stansted, but his artistic ability was ended early by arthritis.
