Background
PHILLIPS, Tom was born on May 24, 1937 in London. Son of David John Phillips and Margaret Agnes Arnold.
PHILLIPS, Tom was born on May 24, 1937 in London. Son of David John Phillips and Margaret Agnes Arnold.
Saint Catherine’s College, Oxford and Camberwell School of Artist
American Institute of Architects Galleries, Angela Flowers Gallery, Marlborough Fine Art and Waddingtons, London and Galerie Ba Ma, Paris; several international group exhibitions; touring retrospective exhibition London, The Hague, Basel, Paris et cetera 1975; 50 years of Tom Phillips, Angela Flowers Gallery 1987, retrospective exhibitions National Portrait Gallery, London 1989, North Carolina Museum of Art, United States of America 1990; first performance opera IRMA, York University 1973, revival International Cooperation Administration, London 1983; collaborations with Jean-Yves Bosseur and John Tilbury on music works/performances 1970-1984; worked with Peter Greenaway on television version of Dante’s Inferno, as published, translated and illustrated by the artist, broadcast 1990 (1stWriter and composer; worked with Peter Greenaway on television version of Dante’s Inferno, as published, translated and illustrated by the artist, broadcast 1990 (1st. Chairman Copyright Council 1985-1989. Chairman Royal Academy Library.
Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers.
Married Jill Purdy in 1961 (divorced in 1988).